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hands someone their cards

hands someone their cards is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 hands someone their cards

What is hands someone their cards the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hands someone their cards is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hand someone their cards.

Words near hands someone their cards in the dictionary

  1. hands on
  2. hands out
  3. hands over
  4. hands round
  5. hands someone his hat
  6. hands someone their cards
  7. hands something out like candy
  8. hands up
  9. hands-down
  10. hands-free
  11. hands-frees

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