"hold onto your hat" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-hold onto your hat.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=hold onto your hat}} hold onto your hat
  1. (idiomatic, usually humorous) Prepare for a shock! Tags: humorous, idiomatic, usually Synonyms: hang onto your hat
    Sense id: en-hold_onto_your_hat-en-phrase-fjG~OpxD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, onto, hat. Synonyms: hold on to your hat
    Sense id: en-hold_onto_your_hat-en-phrase-6o2XH8CF

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