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thrown one's hat over the wall

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

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

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

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

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