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

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Verb

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

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