give someone the heave-ho (English, verb)
expansion: give someone the heave-ho (third-person singular simple present gives someone the heave-ho, present participle giving someone the heave-ho, simple past gave someone the heave-ho, past participle given someone the heave-ho)
Senses:
glosses: To fire, expel or break up with someone.
tags: British
idiomatic
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To eject a player or manager from the game.
Forms:
form: gives someone the heave-ho
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: giving someone the heave-ho
tags: participle
present
form: gave someone the heave-ho
tags: past
form: given someone the heave-ho
tags: participle
past
form: give somebody the old heave-ho
tags: alternative