- hang up your hat
- to leave your job for ever.
When I stop enjoying my work, that'll be the time to hang up my hat.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
hang up your hat
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hang up your hat — 1. obsolete to marry a wealthy woman Especially if she provides the matrimonial home and he retires from gainful employment: Snelling hung his hat up that is the local phrase at the abode of Ephraim Shorthouse, whose daughter Cecilia … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
hang your hat — see ↑hat • • • Main Entry: ↑hang hang your hat ◇ The place where you hang your hat is the place where you live or stay. I m looking for a new place to hang my hat. • • • Main Entry: ↑hat … Useful english dictionary
hang (your) hat on (something) — 1. to depend on something. The company s earnings were up 70% last year, but I don t think you can hang your hat on that kind of growth. 2. to believe something. It s hard to hang your hat on a lack of money as the real reason they didn t take… … New idioms dictionary
hang\ on\ to\ your\ hat — • hang on to your hat • hold on to your hat • hold your hat v. phr. informal 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward. 2 … Словарь американских идиом
hang your hat on (something) — To depend on OR believe in something … The small dictionary of idiomes
hang your hat on (something) — To depend on OR believe in something … The small dictionary of idiomes
hang on to your hat — or[hold on to your hat] or[hold your hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. * / Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward./ 2. Get… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang on to your hat — or[hold on to your hat] or[hold your hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. * / Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward./ 2. Get… … Dictionary of American idioms
hang your hat — live here, live with us You can hang your hat here for awhile until you rent a room … English idioms
hold\ on\ to\ your\ hat — • hang on to your hat • hold on to your hat • hold your hat v. phr. informal 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward. 2 … Словарь американских идиом
