put one's name in the hat

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

puts one's name in the hat 三单 puts one's name in the hat putting one's name in the hat putting one's name in the hat 现在分词

别名

throw one's name in the hat toss one's name in the hat

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To run in an election or to nominate oneself for consideration in some other selection process; to nominate someone other than oneself for such consideration.

    习语

词源

From the informal practice of putting ballots into a hat, and then drawing a single ballot from the hat at random to decide the winner. When one put one's own name on a ballot in the hat, one would therefore be eligible to win.

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