Sekirov Dictionary

give the mitten to

verb1

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(informal, old-fashioned) To dismiss as a lover; to break up with.
- "[…]There is an accomplished and pretty young lady boarding here who gave the mitten to Mr. Fitzgammon, but she would be delighted to have Mr. Raymond accept her hand, her heart, and her fortune." — 1850

forms

gave the mitten to · given the mitten to · giving the mitten to · gives the mitten to

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