heave–ho
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Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAVE–HO
the (old) heave-ho
informal
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the act of causing someone to leave a job, place, or relationship
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The team's coach gave him the heave-ho. [=made him leave the team]
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We got the old heave-ho [=we got kicked out; we had to leave] when we couldn't pay the rent on our apartment.
