: dismissal from a job
gave him the old heave-ho
Examples of heave-ho in a Sentence
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After nearly a century, the most famous umpire school in the country is getting the heave-ho.
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The sad reality of getting rid of Julia, however, is that would probably mean Adriana, who is more of a fan favorite than ever, gets the heave-ho as well.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Later, when Sony Pictures chairman Peter Guber decided to hire former Warner Bros. executive Mark Canton to head Columbia Pictures in 1991, Price was given an abrupt heave-ho, though he was reportedly paid $10 million for the inconvenience.
—Richard Natale, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda came out to argue as well and was given the heave-ho.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
The sad reality of getting rid of Julia, however, is that would probably mean Adriana, who is more of a fan favorite than ever, gets the heave-ho as well.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Most of the obscenely immense rules governing eduction should also be given the heave-ho.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Later, when Sony Pictures chairman Peter Guber decided to hire former Warner Bros. executive Mark Canton to head Columbia Pictures in 1991, Price was given an abrupt heave-ho, though he was reportedly paid $10 million for the inconvenience.
—Richard Natale, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda came out to argue as well and was given the heave-ho.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
A good number of plants and flowers also got the heave-ho, and the irrigation system was replaced with a new one.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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