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to give him the mitten
This phrase is used of a girl who discards her sweetheart. She gave him the mitten means that she ga...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
When a gentleman is jilted by a lady, or is discarded by one to whom he has been paying his addresses he is said to have got the mitten.
Young gentlemen that have got the mitten, or young gentlemen who think they are going to get the mitten, always sigh. It makes them feel bad.--Neal's Sketches.
This phrase is used of a girl who discards her sweetheart. She gave him the mitten means that she ga...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.