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gives someone the heave-ho

gives someone the heave-ho is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 gives someone the heave-ho

What is gives someone the heave-ho the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives someone the heave-ho is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone the heave-ho.

Words near gives someone the heave-ho in the dictionary

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

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