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throw one's hat over the wall

throw one's hat over the wall verb: to commit fully.

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

Synonyms of throw one's hat over the wall

Forms of throw one's hat over the wall

third-person singular presentthrows one's hat over the wall
present participlethrowing one's hat over the wall
pastthrew one's hat over the wall
past participlethrown one's hat over the wall
alternative formthrow one's hat over the fence

Questions about throw one's hat over the wall

What does throw one's hat over the wall mean?
Throw one's hat over the wall means to commit fully.
What part of speech is throw one's hat over the wall?
Throw one's hat over the wall is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw one's hat over the wall?
The past tense of throw one's hat over the wall is threw one's hat over the wall.

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

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

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