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.
  (Dorking School Dictionary)

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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 — 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 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 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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