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dealing a bad hand

dealing a bad hand is the present participle of deal a bad hand.

Meaning of deal a bad hand

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.

Questions about dealing a bad hand

What is dealing a bad hand the present participle of?
Dealing a bad hand is the present participle of deal a bad hand.

Words near dealing a bad hand in the dictionary

  1. dealignment
  2. dealignments
  3. dealigns
  4. dealin'
  5. dealing
  6. dealing a bad hand
  7. dealing a good hand
  8. dealing a hand
  9. dealing in
  10. dealing it out
  11. dealing out

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