Meaning of hang one's hat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To reside; to call a place home.
   US, idiomatic
2. To identify with; to be.
   broadly

Examples

“But all my ex’s live⟳ in Texas And that’s why I hang⟳ my hat in Tennessee”

““Where does Hobart hang⟳ his hat?” Slocum asked. “His spread's up north, east of the Chugwater, and maybe north some.””

“I try⟳ not to make⟳ simplistic judgements on people these days. Especially over matters as trivial as where they hang⟳ their sexual hat.”

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