throw your hat in the ring

throw your hat in the ring
Throw your hat in the ring
If someone throws their hat in the ring, they announce that they want to take part in a competition or contest. 'Toss your hat in the ring' is an alternative.

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  • throw your hat into the ring — ► to announce that you want to compete for something, be considered for a job, etc.: »He is the sixth candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the top job in the organization. Main Entry: ↑throw …   Financial and business terms

  • throw your hat into the ring — throw/toss/your hat into the ring phrase to announce publicly that you will take part in something such as a competition or an election Thesaurus: to announce something officially or formallysynonym to be a candidate or winner in an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw your hat in the ring — throw (your) hat in the ring to announce that you intend to compete for something, esp. a political position. At today s news conference, the congressman officially threw his hat in the ring and began his campaign for the Senate …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw (your) hat in the ring — throw/toss (your) hat in the ring American & Australian to do something that makes it clear you want to compete with other people, especially to compete for a political position. She s seriously considering throwing her hat in the ring and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw your hat in the ring —    If someone throws their hat in the ring, they announce that they want to take part in a competition or contest. Toss your hat in the ring is an alternative.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • throw your hat into the riing —    If you throw or toss your hat in the ring, you announce that you are going to enter a competition or take up a challenge.     He finally threw his hat in the ring and announced that he was going to stand for election …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • toss (your) hat in the ring — throw/toss (your) hat in the ring American & Australian to do something that makes it clear you want to compete with other people, especially to compete for a political position. She s seriously considering throwing her hat in the ring and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • toss your hat into the ring — throw/toss/your hat into the ring phrase to announce publicly that you will take part in something such as a competition or an election Thesaurus: to announce something officially or formallysynonym to be a candidate or winner in an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw hat in the ring — throw (your) hat in the ring to announce that you intend to compete for something, esp. a political position. At today s news conference, the congressman officially threw his hat in the ring and began his campaign for the Senate …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw/toss your hat in/into the ring — to announce that you are going to try to win a contest (such as an election) Yet another candidate has thrown his hat into the ring. • • • Main Entry: ↑hat throw/toss your hat in/into the ring see ↑hat • • • Main Entry: ↑ring …   Useful english dictionary

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