heave-ho


heave-ho

(hēv′hō′)n. Slang 1. Dismissal from one's job or from one's position: was given the heave-ho after five years on the job.2. Disposal of something unwanted: We gave our old toaster oven the heave-ho.

heave-ho

sentence substitute (Nautical Terms) a sailors' cry, as when hoisting anchor n informal dismissal, as from employment

heave′-ho′



n., pl. -hos. Informal. an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave him the old heave-ho. [1940–45]
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