eat (one's) hat

A humorous action that one will allegedly take if something very unlikely happens. Kevin is always late, so if he actually shows up on time, I'll eat my hat.

See also: eat, hat

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

eat one's hat

Fig. a phrase telling the kind of thing that one would do if a very unlikely event really happens. If we get there on time, I'll eat my hat. I'll eat my hat if you get a raise. He said he'd eat his hat if she got elected.

See also: eat, hat

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

eat one's hat

Declare one's certainty that something will not happen or is untrue. This hyperbolic expression almost always follows an if-clause, as in If he's on time, I'll eat my hat, that is, "I'll consume my headgear if I'm wrong." Charles Dickens used it in Pickwick Papers (1837): "If I knew as little of life as that, I'd eat my hat and swallow the buckle whole." [First half of 1800s]

See also: eat, hat

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

eat your hat

mainly BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED

If you say that you will eat your hat if a particular thing happens, you mean that you do not believe that it will happen. I will eat my hat if the Social Democrats get in at the next general election. He has promised to eat his hat if he is wrong.

See also: eat, hat

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

I’ll eat my ˈhat!

(spoken) used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen: They’re always late — if they get here before eight o’clock, I’ll eat my hat.

eat one’s hat

tv. to do something extraordinary. (Always with if.) I’ll eat my hat if our advertisement actually brings us a president.

See also: eat, hat

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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see the funny side (of something)
see the funny side of something
sliced bread
the best thing since sliced bread
greatest thing since indoor plumbing
greatest thing since sliced bread
greatest thing since sliced bread, the
indoor
meals rejected by Ethiopians
reject

词组	eat (one's) hat
释义	eat (one's) hat eat (one's) hat A humorous action that one will allegedly take if something very unlikely happens. Kevin is always late, so if he actually shows up on time, I'll eat my hat. See also: eat, hat Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. eat one's hat Fig. a phrase telling the kind of thing that one would do if a very unlikely event really happens. If we get there on time, I'll eat my hat. I'll eat my hat if you get a raise. He said he'd eat his hat if she got elected. See also: eat, hat McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. eat one's hat Declare one's certainty that something will not happen or is untrue. This hyperbolic expression almost always follows an if-clause, as in If he's on time, I'll eat my hat, that is, "I'll consume my headgear if I'm wrong." Charles Dickens used it in Pickwick Papers (1837): "If I knew as little of life as that, I'd eat my hat and swallow the buckle whole." [First half of 1800s] See also: eat, hat The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. eat your hat mainly BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONED If you say that you will eat your hat if a particular thing happens, you mean that you do not believe that it will happen. I will eat my hat if the Social Democrats get in at the next general election. He has promised to eat his hat if he is wrong. See also: eat, hat Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. I’ll eat my ˈhat! (spoken) used to say that you think something is very unlikely to happen: They’re always late — if they get here before eight o’clock, I’ll eat my hat. See also: eat Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary eat one’s hat tv. to do something extraordinary. (Always with if.) I’ll eat my hat if our advertisement actually brings us a president. See also: eat, hat McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: see the funny side (of something) see the funny side of something sliced bread the best thing since sliced bread greatest thing since indoor plumbing greatest thing since sliced bread greatest thing since sliced bread, the indoor meals rejected by Ethiopians reject
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