Meaning of hang one's hat on | Babel Free

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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