hang one's hat
The idiom "hang one's hat" has various interpretations, generally related to making a place home or relying on something.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, chiefly US)To live in or consider a place as home.
Example
- After moving around for years, he finally decided to hang his hat in Boston.
- She hangs her hat in a small apartment downtown.
B2General
(informal, chiefly US)To depend on or trust in something.
Example
- You can't just hang your hat on past successes; you need to keep improving.
- He hung his hat on the hope that the new strategy would work.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hang one's hat":
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