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hand someone his hatTo require someone to depart; to dismiss someone.Rate it:

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hang your hat on thatAssume or take credit for an idea, suggestion, phrase, development, creation, invention, proclamation, prediction, accomplishment, result, acceptance at large for your creation, art.performance et al:Rate it:

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Hat in HandTo apologize or act humble, to ask for a pardon or a favorRate it:

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Talk Through Your HatTalking in a non-sense manner; talking about something without knowing about itRate it:

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all hat and no cattleFull of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.Rate it:

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you can hang your hat on thatIt's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).Rate it:

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eat one's hatUsed in a result clause to express disbelief in the conditional clause proposition.Rate it:

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old hatSomething uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity..Rate it:

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knocked into a cocked hatAn expression of such nature and composition so as to capture rapt attention, create an air of suspense, curiosity or mystery.Rate it:

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top hatA man's formal hat, with a tall cylindrical crown (often of silk).Rate it:

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hat in handWith humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.Rate it:

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home is where you hang your hatRather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.Rate it:

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all hat, no cattleDresses like a cowboy, but isn't really a cowboy; a "drugstore cowboy"Rate it:

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at the drop of a hatWithout any hesitation; instantly.Rate it:

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At The Drop of a HatOn the spot, without getting late, always ready to doRate it:

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brick in one's hatdrunkenness.Rate it:

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Eat Your HatTo have confidence in a particular result; to be sure about somethingRate it:

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hang one's hatLiteral meaning.Rate it:

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hang one's hatTo call a place home.Rate it:

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hang up one's hatLiteral meaning.Rate it:

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hang up one's hatTo end one's career.Rate it:

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hang your hat on that oneA startling result, an accomplishment, a hard won contest, an acclaimed development, something very stable, dependable, worthy of note, salutary.Rate it:

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hat hairAn accidental messy hairdo resulting from the wearing of a hat.Rate it:

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have a brick in one's hatto be drunkRate it:

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hold onto your hatPrepare for a shock!Rate it:

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Keep Something under Your HatTo hold off disclosing something, not to reveal something secretRate it:

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Old HatOld fashioned, obsolete, not exciting, uninterestingRate it:

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old hatSomething with which one is very familiar, or in which one is experienced or skilled.Rate it:

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old hatSomething widely or long practiced, known, or accepted; something conventional.Rate it:

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Pass the HatTo ask for money and financial contribution, to begRate it:

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pass the hatTo ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.Rate it:

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pick out of a hatTo determine by chance.Rate it:

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pick out of a hatTo substitute a guess for unavailable data.Rate it:

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pull a rabbit out of a hatTo do something surprising or beneficial.Rate it:

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Pull a Rabbit Out of HatTo magically produce something much needed, to find out a solution all of a sudden or unexpectedlyRate it:

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pull a rabbit out-of a hatSurprise everyone, 'obtain an almost impossible resultRate it:

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pull out of the hatTo select at random, or seemingly at random.Rate it:

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put one's name in the hatTo run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.Rate it:

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stovepipe hatA type of top hat worn mainly in the 19th century, made of silk or other materials and having a very tall, cylindrical, flat-topped crown.Rate it:

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Take Off Your Hat to SomeoneAdmiring or praising someone for significant achievementRate it:

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take one's hat off toTo publicly praise or thank.Rate it:

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talk through one's hatTo speak lacking expertise, authority, or knowledge; to invent or fabricate facts.Rate it:

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talk through one's hatTo assert something as true or valid; to bluff.Rate it:

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throw one's hat in the ringTo announce one's candidacy in a contest.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the fenceTo commit fully.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the wallTo commit fully.Rate it:

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throw one's hat over the windmillAlternative form of throw one's cap over the windmillRate it:

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Throw Your Hat into the RingAn individual announcing his or her candidacy for the office elections; or to get you indulged into a challengeRate it:

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tip of the hatA gesture of acknowledgement; often, an expression of gratitude.Rate it:

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tip one's hatTo briefly remove or tap one's hat as a gesture of greeting, deference, or respect.Rate it:

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