(idiomatic) To end one’s career. (idiomatic) To make oneself at home in someone’s house. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, hat.
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What does hang up your boots mean?
retire
[British] to stop playing a sport, especially football, and retire. I want a few triumphs and medals to reflect on when I eventually hang up my boots. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary.
Where do you hang your hat?
proverb Wherever one resides and keeps one’s belongings is home. The phrase separates the notion of “home” from its sentimental connotation.
What does hang up the coat mean?
1a : to place on a hook or hanger designed for the purpose hang up your coat. b : to replace (a telephone receiver) on the cradle so that the connection is broken.
What does word to my hat mean?
Definition of ‘my hat’
a. my word! my goodness! b. nonsense!
What is the meaning of pretty kettle of fish?
idiom old-fashioned. a very difficult and annoying situation. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences.
What is the meaning of fish out of water?
A person away from his or her usual environment or activities. For example, Using a computer for the first time, Carl felt like a fish out of water, or On a hiking trail, Nell was a fish out of water. This expression alludes to the fact that fish cannot survive for long on dry land. [
What does it mean to hang your head?
shame or embarrassment
Definition of hang one’s head
: to have one’s head turned downward because of shame or embarrassment He hung his head in shame.
Where is my hat meaning?
my hat in British English
(interjection) British informal. a. my word! my goodness!
What does sail into the sunset mean?
sail (off) into the sunset
To resolve or conclude things in a neat, happy, and satisfactory fashion; to retire from work, use, or relevance, especially on a positive note or after a long and successful period of activity.
What does riding off into the sunset mean?
idiom. to begin a new, happy life at the end of a story: At the end of the movie, the two of them ride off into the sunset. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
What is the opposite of hang up?
▲ Opposite of put the receiver down. hang on.
What does tipping your hat mean?
Definition of tip one’s cap/hat
1 : to touch one’s hat or cap or to lift it off one’s head as a way of greeting or saying goodbye to someone He tipped his hat to her as she walked past. 2 —used informally to say that one admires or respects someone I really have to tip my hat to those people for all their hard work.
Where did I’ll eat my hat come from?
“I’ll eat my hat” gained widespread acceptance about three-quarters of a century later thanks to the 1837 novel written by Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, in which we have the line: “If I knew as little of life as that, I’d eat my hat and swallow the buckle whole.”
What does taking off your hat mean?
praise
Definition of take one’s hat off to
informal. : to give (someone) praise or credit I (have to) take my hat off to her. She did a great job.
Where did the phrase far cry come from?
The phrase within cry of has been used since the 1600’s to mean “close enough to be heard,” and far cry came along in the mid-1800’s, meaning “too far away to be heard,” or a figuratively long distance.
What is the meaning of an AXE to grind?
A selfish aim
A selfish aim or motive, as in The article criticized the new software, but the author had an ax to grind, as its manufacturer had fired his son. This frequently used idiom comes from a story by Charles Miner, published in 1811, about a boy who was flattered into turning the grindstone for a man sharpening his ax.
Do not give two hoots meaning?
idiom informal (also not care/give a hoot) to not care about something or someone: I don’t give two hoots what she thinks. Expressions meaning ‘it isn’t important to me’
Can’t cut the mustard meaning?
What does “cut the mustard” mean? To cut the mustard is “to reach or surpass the desired standard or performance” or more generally “to succeed, to have the ability to do something.” For instance, Beyoncé really cut the mustard in her new song.
What does lose your marbles mean?
to become insane
Definition of lose one’s marbles
: to become insane When he started ranting about how the government was out to get him, I thought he’d lost his marbles.
What does get off your high horse mean?
to stop talking as if you were better or smarter than other people: It’s time you came down off your high horse and admitted you were wrong. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Showing arrogance and conceit.