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threw one's hat over the fence

threw one's hat over the fence is the simple past of throw one's hat over the fence.

Meaning of throw one's hat over the fence

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To commit fully.
    Synonyms:
    go for broke

Questions about threw one's hat over the fence

What is threw one's hat over the fence the simple past of?
Threw one's hat over the fence is the simple past of throw one's hat over the fence.

Words near threw one's hat over the fence in the dictionary

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

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