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eat_one's_hat

eat one's hat

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eat one's hat

  1. (idiomatic) Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.
    If England signs into the European single currency before 2020, I'll eat my hat.
    He said he would eat his hat if more than ten people came. He'd better fetch a knife and fork!

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