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get your card — (or be given your card) Brit : to be told that you no longer have a job Thousands of factory workers have been given their cards [=have been laid off; have lost their jobs] in recent months. • • • Main Entry: ↑card … Useful english dictionary
be given your cards — get/be given/your cards british old fashioned phrase to be told by your employer that you no longer have a job Thesaurus: forcing someone and being forced to leave a jobsynonym applying and interviewing for jobshyponym … Useful english dictionary
Play Your Cards Right — Infobox Television show name = Play Your Cards Right caption = Play Your Cards Right Logo (1994–1999) format = Game Show picture format = 4:3 (1980–1999) 16:9 (2002–2003) runtime = 30mins (inc. comms) creator = starring = Bruce Forsyth channel =… … Wikipedia
cards — (your) British dismissal from employment At one time, revenue stamps were affixed weekly to cards, originally to provide basic insurance and pension rights but latterly as a tax on employment paid by both the employer and the employee … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
play your cards right — If you play your cards right, you do all that is necessary in order to succeed or to obtain what you want. If we play our cards right, we ll get the contract … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Get a Mac — Mac vs. PC redirects here. For a comparison between operating systems, see comparison of operating systems. John Hodgman as PC and Justin Long as Mac. The Get a Mac campaign is a television advertising campaign created for Apple Inc. by TBWAMedia … Wikipedia
Identity Cards Act 2006 — The Identity Cards Act 2006[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision for a national scheme of registration of individuals … Wikipedia
Screw Your Neighbour — An extreme variation of Crazy Eights for 3 or more players, which becomes everyone as a team playing against everyone as individuals. This happens due to switching hands during play and (sometimes) knowing what your opponent is holding. Table ta … Wikipedia
Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards — In the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States led coalition, the U.S. military developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most wanted members of President Saddam Hussein s government, mostly high ranking Baath Party members or … Wikipedia
play one's cards right — or[play one s cards well] {v. phr.}, {informal} To use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful; act cleverly; make the best use of your place or skills. * /That millionaire started with very little but showed a skill in playing his… … Dictionary of American idioms
