give someone the heave-ho

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,British)Tofire,expelorbreak upwith someone.I'm looking for work again because theygave me the heave-ho.1960,P. G. Wodehouse,Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X:I accused her in set terms ofgiving me the heave-hoin order that she could mercenarily marry a richer man.; (baseball)Toejecta player or manager from the game.

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