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	Pronounced	Usage
Epiktetos	-	Ancient Greek
Inger	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Klaos	KLAWS	Limburgish
Crocetta	kro-CHET-tah	Italian
PacÍFica	pah-THEE-fee-kah (Spanish), pah-SEE-fee-kah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Ballintine	['bælintain]