give sb the heave-ho
give sb the heave-ho INFORMAL HUMOROUS
1 F0 to take someone's job away from them, usually because they have done something wrong: » The newspaper's foreign editor was given the heave-ho yesterday.Thesaurus+: ↑Firing staff and being fired2 F0 to end a romantic relationship with someone Thesaurus+: ↑Ending relationships and divorce |