hand someone their hat

verb1

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(US) To require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.
- McNeil replied, "It may have been Hitler who helped Chamberlain with his overcoat but don't forget it was the British people who handed him his hat." — 1948

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handed someone his hat · handed someone their hat · handing someone his hat · handing someone their hat · hands someone his hat · hands someone their hat