hand someone his hat

Meaning: (chieflyUS,idiomatic)To require someone todepart; todismisssomeone.1948November 27,Drew Pearson, “The Washington Merry-go-round”, inLudington Daily News, US, retrieved10 November 2015, page 4:McNeil replied, "It may have been Hitler who helped Chamberlain with his overcoat but don't forget it was the British people whohanded him his hat."1972July 25,Bob Considine, “Letter to Kremlin”, inReading Eagle, US, retrieved10 November 2015, page 4:You grew up under dictators who would have put people to the sword if they daredhand them their hatsand invite them to buzz off.1984February 6,Mary McGrory, “Feldstein doggedly speaks his mind”, inEugene Register-Guard, US, retrieved10 November 2015, page15A:The President's men, nonetheless, view him the way the Vatican saw Galileo—as a dangerous heretic. . . . They wouldhand him his hatif they dared.

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