hang up your hat

hang up your hat
   1. obsolete
   to marry a wealthy woman
   Especially if she provides the matrimonial home and he retires from gainful employment:
    Snelling 'hung his hat up' — that is the local phrase — at the abode of Ephraim Shorthouse, whose daughter Cecilia had grown to marriageable age. (D. Murray, 1890)
   Less often as hang up his ladle.
   2. obsolete
   to die
   A reminder of the days when all adults wore headgear out of doors. Various other objects might also in similar fashion he hung up by those who would need them no more, such as a dinner-pail, mug, or spoon.

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  • hang up your hat — to leave your job for ever. When I stop enjoying my work, that ll be the time to hang up my hat …   New idioms dictionary

  • hang your hat — see ↑hat • • • Main Entry: ↑hang hang your hat ◇ The place where you hang your hat is the place where you live or stay. I m looking for a new place to hang my hat. • • • Main Entry: ↑hat …   Useful english dictionary

  • hang (your) hat on (something) — 1. to depend on something. The company s earnings were up 70% last year, but I don t think you can hang your hat on that kind of growth. 2. to believe something. It s hard to hang your hat on a lack of money as the real reason they didn t take… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hang\ on\ to\ your\ hat — • hang on to your hat • hold on to your hat • hold your hat v. phr. informal 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward. 2 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hang your hat on (something) — To depend on OR believe in something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hang your hat on (something) — To depend on OR believe in something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hang on to your hat — or[hold on to your hat] or[hold your hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. * / Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward./ 2. Get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang on to your hat — or[hold on to your hat] or[hold your hat] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. * / Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward./ 2. Get… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hang your hat — live here, live with us    You can hang your hat here for awhile until you rent a room …   English idioms

  • hold\ on\ to\ your\ hat — • hang on to your hat • hold on to your hat • hold your hat v. phr. informal 1. Watch out; be prepared. Used as a command, usually to warn of an unexpected action. Hold on to your hat, said Jim as he stepped on the gas and the car shot forward. 2 …   Словарь американских идиом

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