hold onto your hat

idiom expression

The phrase "hold onto your hat" is often used humorously to prepare someone for an upcoming surprise or unexpected event.

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Definition

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(idiomatic, humorous)Get ready for something surprising or shocking.

Example

Hold onto your hat, because this news is going to blow your mind!
We're about to take off at incredible speed, so hold onto your hat!

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hold onto your hat":

hold onto hold tight hang tight hold on hold to hold in hold it hold with hang on hold it in hold the phone buckle up hold the fort get a grip hold down take hold hold my beer hold it down hang ten hang one on lay hold of hold one's jaw belt up hold over buckle in batten down hold together steady on hang one's hat