to give a heave

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• give (someone) the (old) heave ho — informal to make someone leave a job, or to end your relationship with someone. When sales fell, most of the staff were given the old heave ho. (usually passive) …   New idioms dictionary

• give somebody the (old) heave-ho — give sb the (old) heave ˈho idiom (informal) to dismiss sb from their job; to end a relationship with sb Main entry: ↑heave hoidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• heave-ho — ☆ heave ho [hēv′hō′] n. [see the phrase HEAVE HO! in HEAVE ] Informal dismissal, as from a position: chiefly in the phrase give (or get) the (old) heave ho …   English World dictionary

• heave-ho — interjection, n 1.) old fashioned used as an encouragement to a person or group of people who are pulling something, especially on ships 2.) give someone the (old) heave ho informal to end a relationship with someone, or to make someone leave… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• heave-ho — noun give someone the heave ho INFORMAL 1. ) to end a relationship with someone 2. ) to tell someone they have to leave their job …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• heave-ho — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: heave ho : dismissal, rejection used with the and often with old the voters finally got sick of the old guard and gave the mayor the old heave ho at the polls …   Useful english dictionary

• Heave offering — A heave offering ( he. terumah), is a type of Korban (Biblical sacrifice), specifically a sacrifice which was a tithe. The term heave offering refers to the fact that such offerings were heaved (lifted) above the altar, as opposed to being waved… …   Wikipedia

• heave — [[t]hi͟ːv[/t]] (The forms heaves, heaving, heaved are used for meanings 1 to 4, and for the phrasal verb. The forms heaves, heaving, hove are used for meaning 5.) 1) VERB If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull …   English dictionary

• heave-ho — 1. interjection /ˌhiːvˈhoʊ/ exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope Heave ho! up they hoisted their prize, dripping with moisture, and festooned with verdant water moss. See Also: yo heave ho 2. noun… …   Wiktionary

• heave-ho — n. (colloq.) ejection to give smb. the (old) heave ho * * * [ˌhiːv həʊ] (colloq.) [ ejection ] to give smb. the (old) heave ho …   Combinatory dictionary

• heave — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, mighty VERB + HEAVE ▪ give (sth) ▪ She gave a great heave and the box inched forward. {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb Heave …   Collocations dictionary