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threw one's hat in the ring

threw one's hat in the ring is the simple past of throw one's hat in the ring.

Meaning of throw one's hat in the ring

Verb

throw one's hat in the ring (third-person singular simple present throws one's hat in the ring, present participle throwing one's hat in the ring, simple past threw one's hat in the ring, past participle thrown one's hat in the ring)

  1. (idiomatic) To announce one's candidacy in a contest.
    • At that time her chances had been excellent. But then two other people had thrown their hats in the ring, Joan Voller and Sidney Hamilton, and both of them were colleagues on State Executive.2009 November, Patricia Shaw, Quadrant, volume LIII, number 461, Sydney, Australia: Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 107

Questions about threw one's hat in the ring

What is threw one's hat in the ring the simple past of?
Threw one's hat in the ring is the simple past of throw one's hat in the ring.

Words near threw one's hat in the ring in the dictionary

  1. threw off on
  2. threw off the trail
  3. threw on
  4. threw one's back out
  5. threw one's cap over the windmill
  6. threw one's hat in the ring
  7. threw one's hat into the ring
  8. threw one's hat over the fence
  9. threw one's hat over the wall
  10. threw one's hotdog down someone's hallway
  11. threw one's luck in with

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