hat
Something you wear on your head to keep warm, for protection, or to look nice.
A shaped covering for the head, often with a brim, worn for protection, warmth, or as a fashion accessory.
A way of talking about a job or role someone has.
A metaphorical term for a role, responsibility, or position that someone has in a particular context.
- Base: hat
- Plural: hats
hat trick
1Three successes in a row
When someone achieves something three times in a row, especially in sports.
- He scored a hat trick in the final match.
- Winning three awards in one night was like a hat trick for the director.
old hat
1Old-fashioned or uninteresting
Not new or interesting anymore; old-fashioned.
- That style of music is old hat now.
- For her, these tricks are old hat.
old hat
4no longer novel
Not exciting anymore because people have seen it many times before.
- Virtual meetings were exciting at first, but now they feel old hat.
- That joke is old hat; everyone has heard it before.
- For teenagers, texting is old hat compared with newer social apps.
- The design looked modern in 2010, but it is old hat now.
- Email marketing is not old hat, but it has to be done well.
pass the hat around
1Collect money from people
To ask people to give money for something by collecting it from them directly.
- They passed the hat around to help pay for his medical bills.
- We passed the hat around for charity.
pull something out of a hat
1Produce unexpectedly or magically
To suddenly find or produce something in an unexpected way.
- The magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat.
- She pulled an amazing idea out of a hat during the meeting.
wear many hats
1Have several roles/jobs
To have several different jobs or responsibilities at the same time.
- In a small company, you often have to wear many hats.
- She wears many hats as a mother, teacher, and volunteer.