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heave-ho
noun as in marching orders
noun as in suspension
Strong matches
noun as in walking papers
verb as in evict
verb as in repulse
verb as in rid
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The four MPs who have been given the heave-ho were called in one at a time to see the Chief Whip Sir Alan Campbell just after Prime Minister's Question Time.
Cage doesn’t get a toe in the tide before he’s given the heave-ho by a pretentious group of quasi-spiritual surfers called the Bay Boys.
Jay Johnston, 56, of Los Angeles joined other rioters in a “heave-ho” push against police officers guarding a tunnel entrance to the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Later, Cohen is seen entering a tunnel at the Capitol and joining other rioters in what prosecutors describe as a concerted “heave-ho” effort against the police line, according to court documents.
When a landlord in Sag Harbor gave him the heave-ho, he moved into a storage unit, showering in an office building that kept its doors unlocked at night.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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