GIVE SB THE (OLD) HEAVE-HO

Meaning of GIVE SB THE (OLD) HEAVE-HO in English

( informal ) to dismiss sb from their job; to end a relationship with sb

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HO — symbol holmium
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
HO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ho fei Ho nan Ho shen Hu ho hao t'e O erh ku na …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — I. ˈhō interjection Etymology: Middle English — used typically to express surprise or delight or indignation or derision or to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVE — I. ˈhēv verb ( heaved -vd ; or hove ˈhōv ; or dialect hoved ˈhōvd ; heaved or hove or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — symbol holmium
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — abbreviation 1. head office; home office 2. holy day of obligation 3. hostilities only
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HO — (interj.) Alt. of Hoa
Английский словарь Webster
HO — (interj.) Alt. of Hoa
Английский словарь Webster
HEAVE — (v. t.) To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the …
Английский словарь Webster
HEAVE — ( v. t. ) To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HO — ho 1 /hoh/ , interj. 1. (used as a call to attract attention, sometimes specially used after a word denoting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVE — — heaver , n. — heaveless , adj. /heev/ , v. , heaved or ( esp. Naut. ) hove; heaving; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HO
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVE — I. ˈhēv verb ( heaved or hove ˈhōv ; heav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD
Webster English vocab
HO — pron who. 2. ho ·interj ·alt. of hoa. 3. ho ·interj ·alt. of hoa.
Webster English vocab
HEAVE — vt to cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. 2. heave ·vi to be thrown up or …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO — [ho] interj [ME] (15c)--used esp. to attract attention to something specified "land ~"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HEAVE — [heave] vb heaved or hove ; heav.ing [ME heven, fr. OE hebban; akin to OHG hevan to lift, L capere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO — [Ho] abbreviation holmium
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HO — Pinyin He, also spelled Huo, type of Chinese bronze vessel that was produced during the Shang dynasty (18th12th century Bc …
Britannica English vocabulary
HO — town, southeastern Ghana. It is situated at the southern edge of the Akwapim-Togo Ranges. Ho was founded in the early …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HO — ho BrE AmE həʊ AmE \ hoʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVE — / hiːv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. [+ adv. / prep. ] to lift, pull or throw …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVE — I. heave 1 /hiːv/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hebban ] 1 . PULL/LIFT [intransitive and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HO — int. 1 a an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or (often repeated as ho! ho! etc.) derision. b (in comb.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVE — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. heaved or esp. Naut. hove) 1 tr. lift or haul (a heavy …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HO — int. 1 a an expression of surprise, admiration, triumph, or (often repeated as ho! ho! etc.) derision. b (in comb.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVE — v. & n. v. (past and past part. heaved or esp. Naut. hove) 1 tr. lift or haul (a heavy …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← HEAVE-HO HEAVEN→