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handed someone their cards

handed someone their cards is the simple past and past participle of hand someone their cards.

Meaning of hand someone their cards

Verb

hand someone their cards (third-person singular simple present hands someone their cards, present participle handing someone their cards, simple past and past participle handed someone their cards)

  1. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic, slang) To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.
    • To begin with, you were not sacked; it was you who gave notice.[…]Upon which he handed me my cards and my wages.1950, Miklos Laszlo, And the Snow Falls: A Play in Three Acts, page 29

Questions about handed someone their cards

What is handed someone their cards the simple past and past participle of?
Handed someone their cards is the simple past and past participle of hand someone their cards.

Words near handed someone their cards in the dictionary

  1. handed off
  2. handed on
  3. handed out
  4. handed round
  5. handed someone his hat
  6. handed someone their cards
  7. handed something out like candy
  8. handed up
  9. handedly
  10. handedness
  11. handednesses

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