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Phrase(s): parcel someone or something out Fig. to divide up and send or give away people or things. • Carla parceled all the uniforms out so everyone would have one to wear for the parade. • We will parcel out the children for the summer.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Divide into parts and distribute, as in She parceled out the remaining candy among the children. This idiom uses parcel in the sense of "divide into small portions." [Mid-1500s]
American Heritage Idioms