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handing someone their cards

handing someone their cards is the present participle and gerund 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 handing someone their cards

What is handing someone their cards the present participle and gerund of?
Handing someone their cards is the present participle and gerund of hand someone their cards.

Words near handing someone their cards in the dictionary

  1. handing on
  2. handing out
  3. handing over
  4. handing round
  5. handing someone his hat
  6. handing someone their cards
  7. handing something out like candy
  8. handing up
  9. handings
  10. handiphobia
  11. handiron

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