put (one's) name in the hat
put (one's) name in the hat
To submit one's own or someone else's name for consideration in a selection, such as a competition, application pool, election, etc. I'm thinking about putting my name in the hat for class president! Just so you know, I put your name in the hat for a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida! As has been widely predicted, the governor announced today that he was putting his name in the hat for the presidential election next year.
See also: hat, name, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- enter (one's) name
- enter somebody's/your name
- throw (one's) name in the hat
- toss (one's) name in the hat
- chew (one's) own tobacco
- chew own tobacco
- ride (one's) coattails
- ride on (one's) coattails
- ride on coattails
- ride on someone's/something's coat-tails