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hanging one's hat on

hanging one's hat on is the present participle and gerund of hang one's hat on.

Meaning of hang one's hat on

Verb

hang one's hat on (third-person singular simple present hangs one's hat on, present participle hanging one's hat on, simple past and past participle hung one's hat on)

  1. (transitive) To accept or recognize as reliable, tangible, or factual; to depend on.
    • "You can't hang your hat on a nonbinding letter of intent."1998 October 16, Saul Hansell, “Zap, a Nervy Internet Venture, Is Zapped”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Nov 2015

Questions about hanging one's hat on

What is hanging one's hat on the present participle and gerund of?
Hanging one's hat on is the present participle and gerund of hang one's hat on.

Words near hanging one's hat on in the dictionary

  1. hanging on
  2. hanging on by a thread
  3. hanging on every word
  4. hanging one on
  5. hanging one's hat
  6. hanging one's hat on
  7. hanging one's head
  8. hanging one's lip
  9. hanging onto
  10. hanging out
  11. hanging out of one's arse

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