The boss gave him the old heave-ho after he arrived late again.
give someone the old heave-ho
idiomAlternative form of give someone the heave-ho.
After the team lost ten games in a row, the owners decided to give the coach the old heave-ho.
Following the discovery of his repeated financial indiscretions, the board of directors promptly gave the chief executive the old heave-ho to protect the company's reputation.
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any old nook or cranny
Alternative form of any nook or cranny.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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bad old days
The past, seen as a time when things were worse.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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big old
Emphatically or impressively big; really big.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.