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threw one's hat over the wall

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

Meaning of throw one's hat over the wall

Verb

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

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

Questions about threw one's hat over the wall

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

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

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

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