hang one's hat on

Definitions

To accept or recognize as reliable, tangible, or factual; to depend on.

transitive

Examples

“"You can't hang⟳ your hat on a nonbinding letter of intent."”

“The Nuggets don't have⟳ the most dynamic offense nor do they have⟳ a real superstar to hang⟳ their hat on but their defense is strong.”

“So far, all we've heard is "Don't you want⟳ to see⟳ a female president." . . . [I]t's easy to see⟳ why Clinton has little else to hang⟳ her hat on. She has no real achievements to speak⟳ of in her term as senator.”

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