Noun : The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho. From Dictionary.com.
NGUYEN: A big heave-ho and a lot of hands on help. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2004] Reference
Now the USS Intrepid may finally get the heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2006] Reference
That's why Obama gave Wright the heave-ho and he should have. From Wordnik.com. [Biden On Rick Warren Invitation: Obama Is Keeping His Promise To Reach Out] Reference
You don't often see a guy get the heave-ho on a strike-one call. From Wordnik.com. [Brett Favre gets an injection in his ailing left ankle] Reference
'Mrs Knox given you the old heave-ho yet?' asked Fanning innocently. From Wordnik.com. [The Speaker Of Mandarin]
"heave-ho, heave-bo, heave-ho!" chanted Andy, as they all pulled hard. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventurous Four]
Some Santas are ignoring the order, so they might get the old heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2007] Reference
Yep, and it looks like they also wanted to give Fitzgerald the heave-ho!. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - U.S. attorney fired for investigating MZM case.] Reference
A restaurant owner in Louisville, Kentucky gives Simpson the old heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 9, 2007] Reference
Of course Constellation by itself mainly gives that expertise the heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [ISS Gets a New Lease on Life - NASA Watch] Reference
Obama wouldn't give him the heave-ho until it started to affect his ratings. From Wordnik.com. [McCain says Obama's Iraq trip would convince him of success] Reference
The Aspen Music Festival's board chair Rob LeBuhn got the heave-ho this week. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Good Guy Finally Wins At Aspen Music Fest] Reference
As election day approaches, expect to see more surrogates get the old heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 16, 2008] Reference
"I don't know the Arabese for 'heave-ho,'" laughed little Blossom, mischievously. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea] Reference
BROWN: Chicago got the big heave-ho while President Obama was still up in the sky. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2009] Reference
If these experts are correct, Tynan muses, then Montaigne must be given the heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [Lightly Toasted] Reference
Rachel needs to give Buchanan the heave-ho and find another conservative talking head. From Wordnik.com. [Snap Polls Give Debate Win To Obama] Reference
The maid will just give us the heave-ho if the lady of the house doesn't want to talk to us. From Wordnik.com. [Goodnight, Irene]
Sosa got into it with the second base umpire, an exchange of words and then the old heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2005] Reference
After getting the heave-ho from Gloss, she reaches out to her old friend Robbie Hart for help. From Wordnik.com. [Over Her Dead Body by Kate White: Book summary] Reference
Instead of being eternally grateful to Mr. Thain, B of A's CEO Ken Lewis gave him the heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [Woe Is Us] Reference
Then I may get the old heave-ho (one of life's great mysteries; is the pink slip really pink?). From Wordnik.com. [elfpvke Diary Entry] Reference
The other camp is ready for Coach Rah to get the ol 'heave-ho and fears this win saved his job. From Wordnik.com. [Laine Ewen: Bucs vs. Seahawks Recap: Happy to Win, But...] Reference
Rush got the old heave-ho when the other prospects in his ownership group realized he was contagious. From Wordnik.com. [Roughing the Rusher] Reference
The act of taking a player down to prevent a sure goal also produces a red card and the old heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Conniff: Idiot's Guide to The World Cup] Reference
I believe in the 50-page rule, which is, if it doesn't float your boat by 50 pages, give it the heave-ho. From Wordnik.com. ['A Golden Age of Books'] Reference
You could tell that last year's egalitarian chic had been given the old 'heave-ho' from the very first day. From Wordnik.com. [Van Jones: Davos 2006: Make CARING about poverty... history?] Reference
Fifth, McCain would give Russia the heave-ho from the Group of Eight (and maybe include India and Brazil instead). From Wordnik.com. [Lionel Beehner: Beware McCain's Foreign Policy] Reference
“heave-ho! heave-ho! there, you sons of cooks!” cried the Sawyer, who was splashing for his life in the water. From Wordnik.com. [Erema] Reference
The Music Fest's board chair Rob LeBuhn got the heave-ho this week when a majority of the board said he had to go. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Conniff: Con Games: The Good Guy Finally Wins At Aspen Music Fest] Reference
Let's give them the heave-ho from the G-8, put the kibosh on their WTO prospects, and keep Jackson-Vanik on the books. From Wordnik.com. [Lionel Beehner: A New Cold War Does Not Benefit Obama] Reference
I've just learnt that one of Britain's greatest radio broadcasters has been given the heave-ho from his show on Radio 5 Live. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Hayes to Leave Radio 5 Live] Reference
But giving your most knowledgeable and presumably, your most dedicated workers the heave-ho strikes me as a spit in their eye. From Wordnik.com. [Russell Shaw: Hey Circuit City, Your Layoffs Show All That's Wrong With Capitalism] Reference
Tony Hayward is just the latest boss to get the heave-ho in dramatic circumstances from what was once Britain's biggest company. From Wordnik.com. [The curse of BP's top job] Reference
Marianne recalls that after giving her the heave-ho, Newt delivered a powerful public speech about compassion and family values. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Sigman: The Newtiness of Newt] Reference
Just as General Eric Shinseki once got the heave-ho for saying we did need more troops, Abizaid would soon be gone for saying we didn't. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Carlson: Bush Repeats Same Old, Fatal Mistakes on Iraq] Reference
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