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deal a bad hand

idiom

To assign unfavorable circumstances in life to someone.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    a good deal

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

  2. 02

    a great deal

    Very much; to a great extent; a lot; lots.

  3. 03

    back of one's hand

    A display of disrespect or scorn.

  4. 04

    bad actor

    An individual or entity with a prior criminal conviction, or who has been sanctioned by the court or regulator.

  5. 05

    bad apple

    A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.

  6. 06

    bad books

    Disfavor.

  7. 07

    bad business

    Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).

  8. 08

    bad company

    The wrong crowd.

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