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give sb the heave-ho
informal humorousDefinition
(Definition of give sb the heave-ho from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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give sb the elbow idiom
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give sb the glad eye idiom
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give sb the jitters idiom
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give sb the push idiom
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give sb the shits idiom
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give sb the time of day idiom
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give sb their head idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- axe noun
- be out on your ear idiom
- bloodletting noun
- cashier verb
- constructive dismissal noun
- defrock verb
- delayering noun
- elbow sb out phrasal verb
- firing noun (DISMISSAL)
- furlough verb
- get the push idiom
- invalid sb out phrasal verb
- pink-slip verb
- push sb out phrasal verb
- put sb out to grass idiom
- put sb out to pasture idiom
- relieve sb of sth phrasal verb (END JOB)
- retrench verb
- retrenchment noun
- wastage noun
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