English Dictionary

give someone the old heave-ho

動詞

イギリス英語 別表記 異形 慣用表現

(idiomatic, Britain) Alternative form of give someone the heave-ho

日本語の意味

誰かを追い出す、または解雇する（慣用的に、特に不本意に遠ざける、除名する意味合いで用いられる）

After three months of poor performance, the director had no choice but to give someone the old heave-ho.

3か月間の業績不振の後、取締役は誰かを解雇せざるを得なかった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, Britain) Alternative form of give someone the heave-ho

Possibly a lot of them gained entry because there were so many other strange bees in the hive, but once they started to load up and run, the natives joined with the old ones and gave them the old heave-ho.

gives someone the old heave-ho （ present singular third-person ）

giving someone the old heave-ho （ participle present ）

gave someone the old heave-ho （ past ）

given someone the old heave-ho （ participle past ）