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单词 throw one's hat in the ring
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throw one's hat in the ring


Also, toss one's hat in the ring. Announce one's candidacy or enter a contest, as in The governor was slow to throw his hat in the ring in the senatorial race. This term comes from boxing, where throwing a hat in the ring formerly indicated a challenge; today the idiom nearly always refers to political candidacy. [c. 1900]

Words nearby throw one's hat in the ring

throw off, throw off balance, throw off the track, throw oneself at, throw oneself into, throw one's hat in the ring, throw one's weight around, throw open, throw out, throw out the baby with the bath water, throw over
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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