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thrown one's hat over the fence

thrown one's hat over the fence is the past participle 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 thrown one's hat over the fence

What is thrown one's hat over the fence the past participle of?
Thrown one's hat over the fence is the past participle of throw one's hat over the fence.

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

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

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