get the old heave-ho

To be dismissed or rejected. "Heave-ho" refers to the literal lifting and tossing of an object; in this sense, it is used metaphorically. I can't believe I got the old heave-ho after five years on the job! A: "Did you hear that Liz broke up with Dan?" B: "Wow, I never expected him to get the old heave-ho!"

词组	get the old heave-ho
释义	get the old heave-ho get the old heave-ho To be dismissed or rejected. "Heave-ho" refers to the literal lifting and tossing of an object; in this sense, it is used metaphorically. I can't believe I got the old heave-ho after five years on the job! A: "Did you hear that Liz broke up with Dan?" B: "Wow, I never expected him to get the old heave-ho!" See also: get, old Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: heave heave-ho, give the give (one) the (old) heave-ho give somebody the heave-ho give something/someone the heave-ho give the heave-ho old heave-ho the (old) heave-ho heave up heave to
随便看	depressing depression deprive deprive of deprive (one) of (something) depth deputize deputize as deputize (one) as (something) dereliction of duty de rigeur derive derive from derive (something) from (someone or something) dern derring derring do derring-do Derry des descend descend from descend from (someone or something) descend into descend into (something)