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- give the heave ho
give the heave ho
give somebody the (old) heave ho
(informal) to make someone leave a job, or to end your relationship with someone (usually passive) When sales fell, most of the staff were given the old heave ho.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Octavianus | | - | Ancient Roman |
| SÉAghdha | | SHAY | Irish |
| Francisco | | frahn-THEES-ko (Spanish), frahn-SEES-ko (Latin American Spanish), frən-SEESH-koo (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Lochlainn | | - | Irish |
| Dunstan | | DUN-stən (English) | English (Rare), Anglo-Saxon |
| Zane (1) | | ZAYN | English |