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throwing one's hat in the ring

throwing one's hat in the ring is the present participle 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 throwing one's hat in the ring

What is throwing one's hat in the ring the present participle of?
Throwing one's hat in the ring is the present participle of throw one's hat in the ring.

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

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

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