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throw one's hat over the fence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables
throw one's hat over the fence
IPA
44
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To commit fully.

Inflected Forms

throws one's hat over the fence (present, singular) throwing one's hat over the fence (participle, present) threw one's hat over the fence (past) thrown one's hat over the fence (participle, past) throw one's hat over the wall (alternative)

Synonyms

go for broke

Questions

What does throw one's hat over the fence mean?
To commit fully.

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