hat

hat
hat [ hæt ] noun count ***
1. ) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head:
She was wearing a brown fur hat.
2. ) INFORMAL one particular aspect of someone's duties or responsibilities:
She has to wear several different hats (=have various responsibilities) in her position.
Of course, when I say this, I'm wearing my teaching hat.
come/go hat in hand
to go somewhere to ask someone very politely to do something for you or give you something that you want very much
hats off/my hat goes off to someone
used for showing your admiration or respect for someone because of something impressive they have done
keep something under your hat
to keep something secret
throw/toss your hat into the ring
to announce publicly that you will take part in something such as a competition or an election
pick/draw someone's name out of a hat
to choose someone as the winner of a competition in which everyone has an equal chance of winning, often by taking a name written on a piece of paper out of a container
=> DROP 2, RABBIT, TALK1

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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