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gives someone their cards

gives someone their cards is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone their cards.

Meaning of give someone their cards

Verb

give someone their cards (third-person singular simple present gives someone their cards, present participle giving someone their cards, simple past gave someone their cards, past participle given someone their cards)

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, slang) To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.
    • HEAD WAITER: It’s filthy! Gaston, find out who washed this up and give them their cards immediately!1969 October 19, J Graham Chapman, John Clees, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, 16:38 from the start, in Monty Python’s Flying Circus (How to Recognise Different Types of Tree...
    Synonyms:
    hand someone his cards

Questions about gives someone their cards

What is gives someone their cards the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives someone their cards is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone their cards.

Words near gives someone their cards in the dictionary

  1. gives someone the old heave-ho
  2. gives someone the runaround
  3. gives someone the shits
  4. gives someone the slip
  5. gives someone the time
  6. gives someone their cards
  7. gives someone their flowers
  8. gives someone to understand
  9. gives someone what for
  10. gives someone what-for
  11. gives someone wood

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