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given someone the heave-ho

given someone the heave-ho is the past participle of give someone the heave-ho.

Meaning of give someone the heave-ho

Verb

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)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To fire, expel or break up with someone.
    • I'm looking for work again because they gave me the heave-ho.
  2. To eject a player or manager from the game.

Questions about given someone the heave-ho

What is given someone the heave-ho the past participle of?
Given someone the heave-ho is the past participle of give someone the heave-ho.

Words near given someone the heave-ho in the dictionary

  1. given someone the chair
  2. given someone the cold shoulder
  3. given someone the creeps
  4. given someone the eye
  5. given someone the gears
  6. given someone the heave-ho
  7. given someone the old heave-ho
  8. given someone the runaround
  9. given someone the shits
  10. given someone the slip
  11. given someone the time

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