give someone the heave-ho
give someone the heave-ho · gives someone the heave-ho · gave someone the heave-ho · given someone the heave-ho · giving someone the heave-ho
To fire, expel or break up with someoneTo fire, expel or break up with someone.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, idiomatic)To fire, expel or break up with someone.
I'm looking for work again because they gave me the heave-ho.
To eject a player or manager from the game.
Forms
gives someone the heave-ho, giving someone the heave-ho, gave someone the heave-ho, given someone the heave-ho| Base form | give someone the heave-ho · to give someone the heave-ho |
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| 3rd person singular | gives someone the heave-ho |
| Present participle | giving someone the heave-ho |
| Past simple | gave someone the heave-ho |
| Past participle | given someone the heave-ho |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give someone the heave-ho |
| he, she, it | gives someone the heave-ho |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave someone the heave-ho |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given someone the heave-ho |
| he, she, it | has given someone the heave-ho |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give someone the heave-ho |
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle