hang one's hat on

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hang one's hat on

verb hangs one's hat on · hanging one's hat on · hung one's hat on

transitive To accept or recognize as reliable, tangible, or factual; to depend on. "You can't hang your hat on a nonbinding letter of intent."

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@misc{hang_one_s_hat_on_2026,
  title = {hang one's hat on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hang%20one's%20hat%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}