be wearing (your) hat

be wearing (your) hat
be wearing (your) [teacher's/lawyer's etc.] hat to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations.

I was wearing my teacher's hat at the meeting.


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  • be wearing (your) ... hat — be wearing (your) [teacher s/lawyer s etc.] hat to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations. I was wearing my teacher s hat at the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

  • You Can Leave Your Hat On — is a song written by Randy Newman and made popular by Joe Cocker. It first appeared on his album Cocker .In the lyrics, the singer is addressing a sexual partner as he/she disrobes as a prelude to a sexual encounter, perhaps in a striptease… …   Wikipedia

  • be wearing (your) [teacher's/lawyer's etc.] hat — to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations. I was wearing my teacher s hat at the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

  • be wearing (your) teacher's hat — be wearing (your) [teacher s/lawyer s etc.] hat to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations. I was wearing my teacher s hat at the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

  • be wearing (your) lawyer's hat — be wearing (your) [teacher s/lawyer s etc.] hat to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations. I was wearing my teacher s hat at the meeting …   New idioms dictionary

  • with (your) ... hat on — with (your) [teacher s/lawyer s etc.] hat on be wearing (your) [teacher s/lawyer s etc.] hat to be acting as you do when you are working as a teacher, lawyer etc., which may be different from the way you act in other situations. I d like to talk… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hat — W3S1 [hæt] n [: Old English; Origin: hAt] 1.) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head ▪ Maria was wearing a beautiful new hat. straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat in a hat ▪ a man in a fur hat bowler hatted/top hatted etc (=wearing a bowler hat,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hat — noun (C) 1 a piece of clothing that you wear on your head: straw/bowler/woolly etc hat: She wore an enormous flowery hat. 2 keep something under your hat informal to keep something secret 3 be wearing your manager s/teacher s etc hat informal to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hat */*/*/ — UK [hæt] / US noun [countable] Word forms hat : singular hat plural hats 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… …   English dictionary

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