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61deal — 1 /di:l/ verb past tense and past participle dealt /delt/ 1 also deal out (I, T) to give playing cards to each of the players in a game: deal sth (out) to sb: Deal out three cards to each player. 2 (I) informal to buy and sell illegal drugs: Many …
62deal */*/*/ — I UK [diːl] / US [dɪl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms deal : present tense I/you/we/they deal he/she/it deals present participle dealing past tense dealt UK [delt] / US past participle dealt 1) deal or deal out to give cards to the… …
63deal — I n. transaction 1) to close, wrap up (colloq.); do (BE), make (AE), strike a deal with (we closed the deal with them yesterday) treatment 2) a fair, square; raw (colloq.), rotten (colloq.), rough (colloq.) deal (she got a raw deal from her boss) …
64deal — 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… …
65deal — 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… …
66big cheese — noun an important influential person he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big shot, ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big deal, ↑ …
67big shot — noun an important influential person (Freq. 1) he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑ …
68big fish — noun an important influential person he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big shot, ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑ …
69deal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. apportion, allocate, allot, distribute; BARTER; inflict; give, bestow, dole. See apportionment, giving. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An agreement, often secret or underhanded] Syn. understanding,… …
70big enchilada — noun an important influential person he thinks he s a big shot she s a big deal in local politics the Qaeda commander is a very big fish • Syn: ↑big shot, ↑big gun, ↑big wheel, ↑big cheese, ↑ …
