(idiomatic, British) To fire, expel or break up with someone.
I'm looking for work again because they gave me the heave-ho.
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(baseball) To eject a player or manager from the game.
I'm looking for work again because they gave me the heave-ho.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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