old heave ho

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old heave-ho definition

[ˈold ˈhivˈho]
  1. n.
    a dismissal; a physical removal of someone from a place. : I thought my job was secure, but today I got the old heave-ho.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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