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The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat.
Eric Idle

Meaning of "at the drop of a hat" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AT THE DROP OF A HAT

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WHAT DOES AT THE DROP OF A HAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

At the Drop of a Hat

At the Drop of a Hat is a musical revue by Flanders and Swann, described by them as "an after-dinner farrago". In the show, they both sang on a nearly bare stage, accompanied by Swann on the piano. The songs were linked by contemporary social commentary, mostly by Flanders. After a long London run the show played in the US, Switzerland, and on tour in Britain.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AT THE DROP OF A HAT

at the back of one´s mind
at the best of times
at the cost of
at the double
at the earliest
at the end of one´s tether
at the end of the day
at the expense of
at the fiddle
at the last gasp
at the latest
at the least
at the mercy of
at the outside
at the press
at the ready
at the request of
at the same time
at the sharp end
at the top of one´s lungs

WORDS THAT END LIKE AT THE DROP OF A HAT

black hat
bobble hat
cocked hat
cowboy hat
hard hat
high hat
I´ll eat my hat
my hat
opera hat
out of a hat
Panama hat
party hat
pixie hat
red hat
safari hat
sailor hat
slouch hat
tin hat
top hat
white hat

Synonyms and antonyms of at the drop of a hat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «at the drop of a hat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AT THE DROP OF A HAT

Find out the translation of at the drop of a hat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of at the drop of a hat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «at the drop of a hat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在动不动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
570 millions of speakers

English

at the drop of a hat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक टोपी के ड्रॉप में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في قطرة من قبعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

на ровном месте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

na queda de um chapéu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি টুপি এর ড্রপ এ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à la baisse d´ un chapeau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pada titisan topi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

an der Tropfen einen Hut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

帽子のドロップで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모자 의 드롭 에서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing gulung saka topi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tại thả của một chiếc mũ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு தொப்பி கைவிடப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक टोपी ड्रॉप येथे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şapkanın altına
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alla goccia di un cappello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na każde skinienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на рівному місці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

la picătură de o pălărie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά την πτώση ενός καπέλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

by die druppel van ´n hoed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vid släpp av en hatt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ved slipp av en lue
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AT THE DROP OF A HAT»

The term «at the drop of a hat» is very widely used and occupies the 11.777 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about at the drop of a hat

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6 QUOTES WITH «AT THE DROP OF A HAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word at the drop of a hat.
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.
2
Andy Dick
I'm really ultra-affected by things, I feel things deeper, and I cry at the drop of a hat, and offended and sensitive and I'm almost paranoid very easily, and that's who I am.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
I'll talk about the Everglades at the drop of a hat.
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Eric Idle
The dreadful thing about getting older is you cry at the drop of a hat.
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Condola Rashad
You know how there's always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? I'm not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place.
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Paul Westerberg
A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT THE DROP OF A HAT»

Discover the use of at the drop of a hat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to at the drop of a hat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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... at the drop of a hat
Randall C. Von Hartman. Then the young man woke up again, this time he realized that he had only dreamt that he had awakened before and now was truly among the conscious. His cranial capacity still garbed with the homburg, the young ...
Randall C. Von Hartman, 2008
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Ten Games You Can Play at the Drop of a Hat... . Plus!: ..
“TEN GAMES YOU CAN PLAY AT THE DROP OF A HAT. . . . PLUS” ....................... .................................. .. 1 GAME NUMBER ONE: CHIANEsE FORKS ........................... ........... .. 3 GAME NUMBER TWO: THE MAGIC CIRCLE ................................. .. 6 ...
Pat Louis Sapia, 2012
3
Lowering the Bar: Lawyer Jokes and Legal Culture
A series of factoids or macro-anecdotes about litigation became the received wisdom: America is the most litigious society in the course of all human history; Americans sue at the drop of a hat; the courts are brimming over with frivolous ...
Marc Galanter, 2006
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The Medical Malpractice Myth
This, according to Tom Baker, is the myth of medical malpractice, and as a reality check he offers The Medical Malpractice Myth, a stunning dismantling of this familiar, but inaccurate, picture of the health care industry.
Tom Baker, 2007
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Good-Enough Mother: The Perfectly Imperfect Book of Parenting
In Good-Enough Mother, René Syler pulls back the curtain to reveal the truth about modern mothering and reassure time-stressed moms that even if their children are strangers to made-from-scratch cookies, they can emerge as happy, well ...
René Syler, 2007
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The Art of Contrarian Trading: How to Profit from Crowd ...
Not only was there no bullish theme evident, but there was a decided media tendency to print bearish stories at the drop of a hat. People were willing to express pessimism and negative emotions on the slightest market pretext. This reaffirmed ...
Carl Futia, 2009
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A Stout Cord and a Good Drop: A Novel of the Founding o
Pap claimed that most Gulch miners would just as soon fight it out at the drop of a hat; to which I replied that most miners wouldn't go so far as dropping their hat since it either hid some dust or paper money or was the only one they'd be likely  ...
James M. Gaitis, 2006
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Music Theory Workbook for Guitar Volume Two: Scale ...
This book provides real hands-on application for 22 different scale types. A theory section written in easy to understand language prepares the student for all exercises. Answers are supplied and audio files are available for free online.
Bruce E. Arnold, 2001
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The Escape of Mr Trimm
... a dirk knife down the back of his neck; a man who would shoot you at the drop of a hat and provide the hat himself — or at least so it was said of him. And I realized that the enemy, coming by concerted agreement from front and rear at once, ...
Irvin S. Cobb, 2009
10
Paths of the Ancients...Appalachia: Myths, Legends, and ...
According to John Allison, "He was recognized from the first as a man who " would fight at the drop of a hat. and drop the hat himself."" It is uncertain whether he fought one duel or two at Jonesborough. and the details of the Avery affair favor ...
Kenneth Murray, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT THE DROP OF A HAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term at the drop of a hat is used in the context of the following news items.
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A new, rare warbler appears in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park …
Birders are inveterate chasers, hopping in the car at the drop of a hat to speed to a location where other birders have discovered and staked out ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
2
Rabbi: Temple Mount Muslim Thugs Boss Jewish Police Around
... have long contended – that the police and security forces are afraid of Muslim rioters, who are prepared to cause anarchy at the drop of a hat. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
3
A Woozy Afterlife and 15 Other Clues We Found in This Week's True …
Turns out, Hell is a grungy bar where the only other patron is your abusive father, ready to dispense metaphors at the drop of a hat, and a glitzy ... «Esquire.com, Jul 15»
4
State funding for schools serving military children gets a boost
... the now-superintendent of Santa Rosa County Schools. “And for the next two years, we saw parents in and out of homes at the drop of a hat.”. «The Northwest Florida Daily News, Jul 15»
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Blu-ray Review – Mona Lisa (1986)
Hoskins shines as the rough-around-the-edges George, a man who you know could kick off at the drop of a hat but he has a heart and a sense ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
6
Rotarians, Kiwanis team up for breakfast event
At the drop of a hat, everything seemed to go wrong at home including, three boards being knocked out of their back fence by a neighbor's dogs ... «Manteca Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
'Bones' Season 11 Spoilers: Shake-Up In Characters' Lives 'Spice …
We have to be ready to move at the drop of a hat with the interns because they are so popular and rightfully so," he said. "Often times during the ... «KpopStarz, Jul 15»
8
This Week in Lincolnville: Can't wait for winter!
Tom Crowley, known to members of the Lincolnville Bulletin Board, writes poetry at the drop of a hat and loves to share the “experiences ... «PenBayPilot.com, Jul 15»
9
Robyn Lee: The highs (and lows) of life in Swansea
I've cried at the drop of a hat and gotten upset at the smallest of things. I can't help but wonder - is this what the midwife warned me about. «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
10
Best and worst moves in NBA free agency
Oh NBA free agency, my personal favorite time of the year. More so than with any other sport, teams can drastically change at the drop of a hat ... «Ontario Argus Observer, Jul 15»

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