Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone the old heave-ho

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: give -some-one the old heave-ho
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of give someone the heave-ho.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Possibly a lot of them gained entry because there were so many other strange bees in the hive, but once they started to load up and run, the natives joined with the old ones and gave them the old heave-ho."
"Now I won't have to explain to her what sort of friend you really were and why I gave you the old heave-ho."
"I think maybe that's why they gave me the old heave-ho from the convent."
"The least she could do was crawl back into her severely stylish shell, so she wouldn't look pitiful when he gave her the old heave-ho."
"So, she gave him the old heave ho!"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

gives someone the old heave-ho (present, singular) giving someone the old heave-ho (participle, present) gave someone the old heave-ho (past) given someone the old heave-ho (participle, past)

Synonyms

give the axe give the elbow give someone the boot

Questions

What does give someone the old heave-ho mean?: Alternative form of give someone the heave-ho.

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