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Collocations for expel - verb

ADVERB

forcibly
They were forcibly expelled from their farm by the occupying authorities.
immediately
permanently
Any student may be permanently expelled for coming to school with a weapon.

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PREPOSITION

for
from
Expel all the air from your chest.

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PHRASES

be expelled from school (esp. BrE), get expelled from school (esp. AmE)
He was/got expelled from school for taking drugs.

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Expel is used with these nouns as the object:
ambassador, faeces, pupil, refugee

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