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deal a bad hand

deal a bad hand verb: to assign unfavorable circumstances in life to someone.

Verb

deal a bad hand (third-person singular simple present deals a bad hand, present participle dealing a bad hand, simple past and past participle dealt a bad hand)

  1. (idiomatic) To assign unfavorable circumstances in life to someone.

Antonyms of deal a bad hand

Forms of deal a bad hand

third-person singular presentdeals a bad hand
present participledealing a bad hand
past participledealt a bad hand
pastdealt a bad hand

Questions about deal a bad hand

What does deal a bad hand mean?
Deal a bad hand means to assign unfavorable circumstances in life to someone.
What part of speech is deal a bad hand?
Deal a bad hand is a verb.
What is the past tense of deal a bad hand?
The past tense of deal a bad hand is dealt a bad hand.

Words near deal a bad hand in the dictionary

  1. Deak
  2. Deakin
  3. Deakins
  4. Deaks
  5. deal
  6. deal a bad hand
  7. deal a good hand
  8. deal a hand
  9. deal board
  10. deal boards
  11. deal breaker

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