give the mitten

To reject a suitor. We had no chemistry on our date, so I had to give the mitten to him. Don't give the mitten to this guy after five minutes, OK? I really think you two are a good match. Of course I gave the mitten to someone I'm not attracted to. What's the sense in keeping her around?

See also: give, mitten

See also:

don't give (something) a second thought
give (one) (one's) due
give (one) the works
give (one) a song and dance (about something)
give (something) full play
give (one) static
give (one) (some amount of) elbow room
all in, be
be all in
give a dig

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