old heave-ho

the (old) heave-ho

A dismissal or rejection of a person, especially from a place of employment. I can't believe the boss gave me the old heave-ho after five years on the job! A: "Did you hear that Liz broke up with Dan?" B: "Wow, I knew there's be fallout over his infidelity, but I never expected her to give him the heave-ho!"
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*old heave-ho

the act of throwing someone out; the act of firing someone. (From nautical use, where sailors used heave-ho to coordinate hard physical labor. One sailor called "Heave-ho," and all the sailors would pull at the same time on the ho. *Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) I wanted to complain to the management, but they called a security guard and I got the old heave-ho. That's right. They threw me out! They fired a number of people today, but I didn't get the heave-ho.
See also: old
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

old heave-ho

(ˈold ˈhivˈho)
n. a dismissal; a physical removal of someone from a place. I thought my job was secure, but today I got the old heave-ho.
See also: old
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • the (old) heave-ho
  • 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
  • heave
  • get the old heave-ho
  • ho
  • heave in view
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