Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gave someone the heave-ho

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
gave -some-one the heave-ho
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does gave someone the heave-ho mean?
simple past of give someone the heave-ho

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