heave-ho /ˈhiːvˈhoʊ/ noun Learner's definition of HEAVE-HO
the (old) heave-ho
informal
: the act of causing someone to leave a job, place, or relationship除名；摒弃 -
The team's coach gave him the heave-ho. [=made him leave the team]球队教练将他除名。
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We got the old heave-ho [=we got kicked out; we had to leave] when we couldn't pay the rent on our apartment.我们因为付不起房租而被赶出了公寓。