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Meaning of throw one's hat in the ring | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To announce one's candidacy in a contest.

idiomatic

Examples

“At that time her chances had been excellent. But then two other people had thrown their hats in the ring, Joan Voller and Sidney Hamilton, and both of them were colleagues on State Executive.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

throw one's hat over the fence throw one's hat over the wall throw one's hotdog down someone's hallway throw one's luck in with throw one's rattle out of the cot throw one's rattle out of the pram