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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw one's hat over the wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
throw one's hat over the wall
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To commit fully.

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

go for broke

Questions

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

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