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Synonyms

deal out

Idioms  

  1. Distribute, as in He dealt out more and more work . [Late 1300s] Also see deal in , def. 3.

  2. deal someone out . Exclude someone, as in I don't have time for this project, so deal me out . This usage is the opposite of deal in , def. 3.

Example Sentences

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“I didn’t lie to you. I just made a mistake about the date of the orientation. Why do you have to make such a big deal out of it?”

From Literature

Domain backed that deal out of its latest fund and continues to look at entertainment areas beyond its core focus of film, TV and music assets, according to Chiappetta.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I didn’t, and he did. That’s the way life has dealt out the cards.”

From The Wall Street Journal

I was talking to Ford the other day and they were making a big deal out of keeping a human in the loop.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They know we know who they are, but you don’t make a big deal out about it,” Berkowitz said.

From Los Angeles Times

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