give someone the old heave-ho
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give someone the old heave-ho
verb gives someone the old heave-ho · giving someone the old heave-ho · gave someone the old heave-ho · given someone the old heave-ho
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Alternative form of give someone the heave-ho
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.
Similar: give the axe, give the elbow, give someone the boot
Talk about this word "give someone the old heave-ho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20old%20heave-ho. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. give someone the old heave-ho. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20old%20heave-ho "give someone the old heave-ho." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20old%20heave-ho.Cite this
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title = {give someone the old heave-ho},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20old%20heave-ho},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
