heave-ho
an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.
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How to use heave-ho in a sentence
But in a shocking turn of events, wrestling got eight of 14 votes and the heave-ho.
Sex, Bribes & Rhythmic Gymnastics: The IOC’s Biggest Scandals | Sujay Kumar | September 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOrnstein is a friend of mine, and was a colleague until I was given the heave-ho from AEI in March 2010.
However, partners who put up a fight might need a permanent heave-ho.
Silently you assume positions of leadership, oh so subtly giving slackers the heave ho.
These efforts must start with a decisive heave-ho of General McChrystal.
The men did “hold on” most powerfully; they did more, they hauled upon the rope, hand over hand, to a “Yo-heave-ho!”
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneNames like Rummiley come from the old cry of sailors, Rummylow, which they used as sailors use "heave-ho" now.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillRobert and the boatman swelled the chorus as desired, with rollicking "Heave ho's."
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy"Heave ho, my hearties," cried Jim as we pulled up our stone anchors.
The Frontier Boys in the Grand Canyon | Wyn RooseveltThe deep-toned chorus of the sailor, the creaking of the capstan, and the clanking of the iron cogs; the “heave-ho!”
The Rifle Rangers | Captain Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for heave-ho
a sailors' cry, as when hoisting anchor
informal dismissal, as from employment
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