eat your 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 your hat
mainly BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf 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.
- see the funny side (of something)
- see the funny side of something
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- reject