deal a hand

== English == === Etymology === From the sense of a hand in card games, as the outcome of a game depends on the hands that are dealt. === Pronunciation === === Verb === deal a hand (third-person singular simple present deals a hand, present participle dealing a hand, simple past and past participle dealt a hand) To distribute a hand of cards at random to a player. (idiomatic) To assign circumstances in life to someone. ==== Derived terms ==== deal a bad hand deal a good hand