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eaten one's hat

eaten one's hat is the past participle of eat one's hat.

Meaning of eat one's hat

Verb

eat one's hat (third-person singular simple present eats one's hat, present participle eating one's hat, simple past ate one's hat, past participle eaten one's hat)

  1. (idiomatic) Used to express absolute certainty that something will not happen or is untrue.
    • He said he would eat his hat if more than ten people came. He'd better fetch a knife and fork!

Questions about eaten one's hat

What is eaten one's hat the past participle of?
Eaten one's hat is the past participle of eat one's hat.

Words near eaten one's hat in the dictionary

  1. eaten one's dinners
  2. eaten one's emotions
  3. eaten one's feelings
  4. eaten one's fill
  5. eaten one's gun
  6. eaten one's hat
  7. eaten one's head off
  8. eaten one's heart
  9. eaten one's heart out
  10. eaten one's own
  11. eaten one's own dog food

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