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heave-ho

noun as in bum's rush

noun as in marching orders

noun as in walking papers

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Jay Johnston, 56, of Los Angeles joined other rioters in a “heave-ho” push against police officers guarding a tunnel entrance to the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

Later, Cohen is seen entering a tunnel at the Capitol and joining other rioters in what prosecutors describe as a concerted “heave-ho” effort against the police line, according to court documents.

When a landlord in Sag Harbor gave him the heave-ho, he moved into a storage unit, showering in an office building that kept its doors unlocked at night.

Minutes later, he joined the mob in a coordinated “heave-ho” push against officers guarding the Lower West Terrace tunnel entrance.

Once inside the tunnel, prosecutors said, Giberson and others tried to force their way in with a coordinated “heave-ho” pushing effort that left one officer crushed between a door and a rioter’s shield.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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