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throws one's hat in the ring

throws one's hat in the ring is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Throws one's hat in the ring is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw one's hat in the ring.

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

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

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