Idioms for deal
cut a deal, Informal.
to make an agreement, especially a business agreement: Networks have cut a deal with foreign stations for an international hookup.
deal someone in, Slang.
to include: He was making a lot of dough in the construction business so I got him to deal me in.
Origin of deal
1
before 900; (v.) Middle English
delen, Old English
dǣlan (cognate with German
teilen), derivative of
dǣl part (cognate with German
Teil); (noun) in part derivative of the v.;
(in defs 19, 23) Middle English
deel, del(e), Old English
dǣl
Words nearby deal
deafferentation,
deafmutism,
deafness,
deak,
deakin,
deal,
deal in,
deal out,
deal with,
dealate,
dealcoholization
British Dictionary definitions for deal in (1 of 3)
Deal
/ (diːl) /
noun
a town in SE England, in Kent, on the English Channel: two 16th-century castles: tourism, light industries. Pop: 96 670 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for deal in (2 of 3)
deal
1
/ (diːl) /
verb deals, dealing or dealt (dɛlt)
noun
Word Origin for deal
Old English
dǣlan, from
dǣl a part; compare Old High German
teil a part, Old Norse
deild a share
British Dictionary definitions for deal in (3 of 3)
deal
2
/ (diːl) /
noun
a plank of softwood timber, such as fir or pine, or such planks collectively
the sawn wood of various coniferous trees, such as that from the Scots pine (red deal) or from the Norway Spruce (white deal)
adjective
of fir or pine
Word Origin for deal
C14: from Middle Low German
dele plank; see
thill
Idioms and Phrases with deal in (1 of 2)
deal in
Also, deal with. Be occupied or concerned with, as in Jim deals in generalities, or This book deals with idioms. The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from about 1300.
Do business or trade in something, as in They deal in diamonds. [Late 1500s] Also see deal with.
deal someone in. Also, deal one a hand. Include someone, give someone a share, as in I hope they'll deal me in on this new enterprise. This usage comes from card games, where to deal has meant “to distribute cards” since the 16th century. [Early 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with deal in (2 of 2)
deal