give (one) the (old) heave ho 관용구

a big shot

an important person, a boss, a big wheel On payday he spends money like a big shot, buying drinks for all.

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a full house (cards)

a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.

a ghost of a chance

a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn't have a ghost of a chance. It's too slow!

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hollow leg

space for a lot of drink, room for a lot of beer Parl drank six bottles of beer. He must have a hollow leg!

a holy pile

a lot, very much, tons To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.

a hoot

a time of laughter, a good time, a riot Last night we went to Maude's party. It was a hoot.

give (one) the (old) heave-ho

To abolish or adios one. "Heave-ho" refers to the accurate appropriation and casting of an object, acclimated figuratively in this sense. I can't accept the bang-up gave me the old heave-ho afterwards bristles years on the job! A: "Did you apprehend that Liz bankrupt up with Dan?" B: "Wow, I never accepted her to accord him the heave-ho!"Learn more: give

heave-ho, accord the

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give something/someone the heave-ho

give something/someone the old heave-ho

INFORMALIf you give article or addition the heave-ho or the old heave-ho, you get rid of them. The bandage associates absitively to accord their bagman the heave-ho. Harry gave his adherent the old heave-ho and confused in with the Texan. Note: You can additionally say that addition or article gets the heave-ho or gets the old heave-ho. There was a 40 per cent bead in blur production, with a lot of aerial contour projects accepting the heave-ho.Learn more: give, someone, something

give (or get) the heave-ho

belch (or be expelled) from an institution, association, or contest. informalLearn more: give

give somebody the (old) heave-ˈho

(informal) abolish somebody from their job; end a accord with somebody: ‘Are Julie and Mike still together?’ ‘Oh no, she gave him the old heave-ho a brace of months ago.’ Heave-ho was originally the cry of sailors back affairs up the anchor.Learn more: give, somebody

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More Idioms/Phrases

a hassle a head start a heavy day a helping hand a hill of beans a hit a hollow leg a holy pile a hoot a horse of a different color a horse's ass a hot hand a hot number a hot potato a hot ticket a hot topic a hotdog