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Definition of heave-ho in English: heave-honounhiːvˈhəʊhivˈhoʊ the heave-hoinformal Dismissal or elimination from a job, institution, or contest. 开除，除名 conjecture over who'll get the heave-ho 关于谁会被开除的猜测。 Example sentencesExamples - Mike has been strutting around like the King Peacock for the last hour knowing that he is immune from the big heave-ho.
- After her high school sweetheart gives her the heave-ho, she pins her dreams of seeing the world on becoming a flight attendant.
- Isn't today the day to give a stack of old newspapers or magazines the heave-ho?
- The broomstick and the pointy hat have been given the heave-ho but, according to Diana, there are still some telltale signs.
- They go on about how important Monaco is to the history of F1 racing, but they were ready to give Silverstone the old heave-ho, the circuit that hosted the very first F1 Grand Prix in world history.
- Therefore, attrition rates at IT companies should also differentiate between those who are leaving voluntarily for greener pastures and those who have been given the heave-ho.
- Too softhearted to give it the heave-ho, I put it out of sight behind a toolshed.
- His popularity continues to drop, and he'll be given the heave-ho before long.
- Should the British ever give the monarchy the heave-ho we'd just have to rename it Republic Day.
- There are so many exciting and widely available varieties of salad greens today that it's time to give iceberg lettuce (a nutritional zero) the heave-ho.
- I keep a very tiny email inbox just for that reason, so I'm forced on a regular basis to give a lot of old messages the big heave-ho.
- What a tragedy it would be if such hard-to-come-by individuals were given the heave-ho because of a drafting error in local electoral law.
- They got the heave-ho from a guy in a black suit and an earpiece impersonating a Secret Service officer.
- But trust me, the sooner you give this clown the heave-ho, the better you'll sleep.
- Give pretzels the heave-ho but don't dismiss whole-grain breads.
- But you really do yearn for some of those dreadful, impossible-to-solve, utterly boring, handicaps to get the old heave-ho.
- My man and I gave each other the heave-ho this week.
- Complaints fly, Kemball gets the heave-ho, but no money is reimbursed.
- Next time you get the heave ho, or give the heave-ho, don't get all bitter and depressed; get sentimental and maudlin!
- His seat is quite ‘safe’ now, so wouldn't it be interesting if his own electorate suddenly decided to give him the old heave-ho for no apparent reason?
exclamationhiːvˈhəʊhivˈhoʊ Used when lifting or pulling something heavy.
OriginLate Middle English: from heave! (imperative) + ho2, originally in nautical use when hauling a rope. Rhymesaglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou Definition of heave-ho in US English: heave-honounhēvˈhōhivˈhoʊ the heave-hoinformal Dismissal or elimination from a job, institution, or contest. 开除，除名 conjecture over who'll get the heave-ho 关于谁会被开除的猜测。 Example sentencesExamples - His popularity continues to drop, and he'll be given the heave-ho before long.
- Therefore, attrition rates at IT companies should also differentiate between those who are leaving voluntarily for greener pastures and those who have been given the heave-ho.
- My man and I gave each other the heave-ho this week.
- They got the heave-ho from a guy in a black suit and an earpiece impersonating a Secret Service officer.
- Next time you get the heave ho, or give the heave-ho, don't get all bitter and depressed; get sentimental and maudlin!
- Complaints fly, Kemball gets the heave-ho, but no money is reimbursed.
- Give pretzels the heave-ho but don't dismiss whole-grain breads.
- Isn't today the day to give a stack of old newspapers or magazines the heave-ho?
- There are so many exciting and widely available varieties of salad greens today that it's time to give iceberg lettuce (a nutritional zero) the heave-ho.
- But you really do yearn for some of those dreadful, impossible-to-solve, utterly boring, handicaps to get the old heave-ho.
- Too softhearted to give it the heave-ho, I put it out of sight behind a toolshed.
- What a tragedy it would be if such hard-to-come-by individuals were given the heave-ho because of a drafting error in local electoral law.
- I keep a very tiny email inbox just for that reason, so I'm forced on a regular basis to give a lot of old messages the big heave-ho.
- His seat is quite ‘safe’ now, so wouldn't it be interesting if his own electorate suddenly decided to give him the old heave-ho for no apparent reason?
- The broomstick and the pointy hat have been given the heave-ho but, according to Diana, there are still some telltale signs.
- Should the British ever give the monarchy the heave-ho we'd just have to rename it Republic Day.
- Mike has been strutting around like the King Peacock for the last hour knowing that he is immune from the big heave-ho.
- They go on about how important Monaco is to the history of F1 racing, but they were ready to give Silverstone the old heave-ho, the circuit that hosted the very first F1 Grand Prix in world history.
- But trust me, the sooner you give this clown the heave-ho, the better you'll sleep.
- After her high school sweetheart gives her the heave-ho, she pins her dreams of seeing the world on becoming a flight attendant.
exclamationhēvˈhōhivˈhoʊ Used when lifting or pulling something heavy.
OriginLate Middle English: from heave! (imperative) + ho, originally in nautical use when hauling a rope. |