pass the hat

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• pass the hat — ► pass the hat round (or N. Amer. pass the hat) collect contributions of money. Main Entry: ↑hat …   English terms dictionary

• pass the hat — If you pass the hat, you ask a people  in a group to give money …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• pass the hat — phrasal : to take up a collection of money passed the hat to raise funds for the new youth center * * * I collect contributions of money from a number of people for a specific purpose II see hat * * * pass the hat : to collect money usually for a …   Useful english dictionary

• pass the hat — verb To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions. Then somebody sings out, Take up a collection for him, take up a collection! Well, a half a dozen made a jump to do it, but somebody sings out, Let… …   Wiktionary

• pass the hat round (or N. Amer. pass the hat) — collect contributions of money. → hat …   English new terms dictionary

• pass the hat round — ► pass the hat round (or N. Amer. pass the hat) collect contributions of money. Main Entry: ↑hat …   English terms dictionary

• pass the hat around — pass the hat around/round to collect money from a group of people. We re passing the hat round for Simon s leaving present …   New idioms dictionary

• pass the hat round — pass the hat around/round to collect money from a group of people. We re passing the hat round for Simon s leaving present …   New idioms dictionary

• pass the hat round — pass the ˈhat round/around idiom (informal) to collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for sb Main entry: ↑passidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• pass the hat around — pass the ˈhat round/around idiom (informal) to collect money from a number of people, for example to buy a present for sb Main entry: ↑passidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• pass the hat — to ask a group of people to give money. Our group has tried passing the hat, and they ve had auctions and done various things to raise funds. Usage notes: usually said about money that is given to help pay for something or to reward someone… …   New idioms dictionary