Eat your hat
Suggest a CorrectionMeaning
To admit a big shock or wrong, stunned.
Origin
From 19th-century Britain, tied to boasts; 'eat my hat' for sure, slang by 1830s in a Dickens tale for shock. A 1840s 'Punch' uses it for a bet.
Usage Examples
- If he wins, I'll eat my hat-impossible!
- Eat your hat; she did it!
- I'll eat my hat if that works.
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