Meaning of at the drop of a hat | Babel Free
Definitions
Without any hesitation; instantly.
idiomatic, informal
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
στο πι και φι
Français
en un claquement de doigts
Examples
“We're expected to just do it at the drop of a hat.”
“If you need help, just call on Mike. He can come at the drop of a hat.”
“A tremendous thing happened when Dean met Carlo Marx. Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other at the drop of a hat.”
“Let's face it. We are swollen up like an overfed slug, our breath stinks, the tiniest irritant is magnified ten thousand times, and we cry at the drop of a hat.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.