"hand someone his hat" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-hand someone his hat.ogg [Australia] Forms: hands someone his hat [present, singular, third-person], handing someone his hat [participle, present], handed someone his hat [participle, past], handed someone his hat [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hand someone his hat (third-person singular simple present hands someone his hat, present participle handing someone his hat, simple past and past participle handed someone his hat)
  1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) To require someone to depart; to dismiss someone. Tags: US, idiomatic Synonyms: expel, kick out, send someone packing, throw out, give someone his hat
    Sense id: en-hand_someone_his_hat-en-verb-DC19aLTP Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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