"throw one's hat over the wall" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-throw one's hat over the wall.ogg Forms: throws one's hat over the wall [present, singular, third-person], throwing one's hat over the wall [participle, present], threw one's hat over the wall [past], thrown one's hat over the wall [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> one's hat over the wall}} throw one's hat over the wall (third-person singular simple present throws one's hat over the wall, present participle throwing one's hat over the wall, simple past threw one's hat over the wall, past participle thrown one's hat over the wall)
  1. (idiomatic) To commit fully. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: go for broke, throw one's hat over the fence
    Sense id: en-throw_one's_hat_over_the_wall-en-verb-M~~0ZfZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "(idiomatic) To commit fully."
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