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Definition

To require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.

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In Context

  • "McNeil replied, "It may have been Hitler who helped Chamberlain with his overcoat but don't forget it was the British people who handed him his hat.""
  • "You grew up under dictators who would have put people to the sword if they dared hand them their hats and invite them to buzz off."
  • "The President's men, nonetheless, view him the way the Vatican saw Galileo—as a dangerous heretic. . . . They would hand him his hat if they dared."
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Related Idioms

h

hand someone their cards

To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.

 k

kick out

To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).

 w

wait on someone hand and foot

To attend to (someone's) every need, to the point of excess.

 e

eat out of someone's hand

To behave in a docile, submissive way towards someone.

 g

give someone their cards

To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.

 d

deal a bad hand

To assign unfavorable circumstances in life to someone.
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