Can you deal me into this hand?
•Deal in anyone who wants to play.
•Deal me in!
2. Fig. to permit someone to take part in something. •Let's deal him into this project.
•Yes, deal in this guy.
•Should we deal her in?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
deal someone in — include a new player in a card game. → deal … English new terms dictionary
deal someone in — idi+sts Slang. to include someone … From formal English to slang
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
