When faced with life's difficulties and challenges one just has to keep going not with despair but with a sense of hope. More than just moving on and moving forward, "onward ho" conveys a sense of new adventures and uncharted territory in a positive, better or more advanced sense.
The word "ho" in this sense is used to draw attention to the object of moving onward or forward, not to be confused with other derogatory uses of the word. "Onward Ho!" is an intransitive verb that is used without a direct object. Rather the object is implied by the context in which the phrase occurs.
The word "ho" in this sense is used to draw attention to the object of moving onward or forward, not to be confused with other derogatory uses of the word. "Onward Ho!" is an intransitive verb that is used without a direct object. Rather the object is implied by the context in which the phrase occurs.
We discussed how we're going to deal with the situation but never really found a full resolution. Determining that resolution was futile and not necessarily imperative, we decided we could simply move on and exclaimed Onward Ho! as we went in search of greener pastures.
by PooderHound July 6, 2022