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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.
See also:
give
,
heave
,
ho
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Mcneil
[mək'ni:l]
Valeriu
-
Romanian
Carman
['ka:mən]
Aloysius
[.æləu'iʃəs]
Takashi
tah-kah-shee
Japanese
Magali
ma-ga-LEE
(French)
French, Occitan
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