- deal someone in
- idi+sts Slang. to include someone
From formal English to slang. 2014.
deal someone in
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deal someone in — include a new player in a card game. → deal … English new terms dictionary
deal — deal1 [dēl] vt. dealt, dealing [ME delen < OE dǣlan, to divide, share, akin to Ger teilen: see DEAL2] 1. to portion out or distribute 2. to give; administer [to deal someone a blow ] ☆ 3. Slang to sell (illegal drugs) … English World dictionary
deal — deal1 [ dil ] noun *** ▸ 1 a formal agreement ▸ 2 how someone is treated ▸ 3 act of giving cards ▸ 4 what is happening ▸ 5 type of wood ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a formal agreement, especially in business or politics: a business/peace/land deal deal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deal — I. /dil / (say deel) verb (dealt, dealing) –verb (i) 1. to conduct oneself towards persons: deal fairly. 2. to distribute, especially the cards required in a game. 3. Colloquial to sell recreational drugs. 4. (in the imperative) Colloquial to… …
deal — deal1 /deel/, v., dealt, dealing, n. v.i. 1. to occupy oneself or itself (usually fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants. He deals in generalities. 2. to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts … Universalium
deal — I [[t]dil[/t]] v. dealt, deal•ing, n. 1) to occupy oneself or itself (usu. fol. by with or in): Botany deals with the study of plants[/ex] 2) to take action with respect to a thing or person (fol. by with): Law courts must deal with such… … From formal English to slang
deal in — transitive verb : to include (a specified player) among those to whom cards are dealt deal me in * * * deal in [phrasal verb] 1 deal in (something) 1 a : to buy and sell (something) as a business … Useful english dictionary
deal in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms deal in : present tense I/you/we/they deal in he/she/it deals in present participle dealing in past tense dealt in past participle dealt in 1) deal in something to buy and sell something a small company that… … English dictionary
deal — deal1 verb (past and past participle dealt) 1》 distribute (cards) to players for a game or round. ↘(deal someone in) include a new player in a card game. 2》 (deal something out) distribute or apportion something. 3》 take part in commercial… … English new terms dictionary
deal a blow — see ↑deal, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑blow deal a blow ◇ To deal a blow to someone means to hit someone. (formal) He dealt his enemy a mighty blow. [=he hit his enemy hard] … Useful english dictionary
