give (one) the heave-ho

To dismiss or reject someone. "Heave-ho" refers to the literal lifting and tossing of an object; in this sense, it is used metaphorically. I can't believe the boss gave me the heave-ho after five years on the job! A: "Did you hear that Liz broke up with Dan?" B: "Wow, I never expected her to give him the heave-ho!"

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tracy	TRAY-see	English
Jian	-	Chinese
Slavica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Ishild	-	Ancient Germanic (Hypothetical)
Emmeline	EM-ə-leen, EM-ə-lien	English (Archaic)
Lexine	LEKS-een	English