throw/toss your hat in/into the ring

throw/toss your hat in/into the ring
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.

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Main Entry:hat
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throw/toss your hat in/into the ring — see hat
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Main Entry:ring

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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