toss your hat into the ring

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 electionsynonym
Main entry: hat

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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  • 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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