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eats one's hat

eats one's hat is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 eats one's hat

What is eats one's hat the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats one's hat is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat one's hat.

Words near eats one's hat in the dictionary

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

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