put one's name in the hat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

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.

Pronunciation

En-au-put one's name in the hat.ogg

Word forms

put one's name in the hat puts one's name in the hat putting one's name in the hat throw one's name in the hat toss one's name in the hat

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

throw one's hat in the ring

← put one's household in order
← put one's legs under someone's mahogany
← put one's mind to it
← put one's money where one's mouth is
← put one's money where one's mouth was

put one's oar in →
put one's own oxygen mask on first →
put one's oxygen mask on first →
put one's pants on one leg at a time →
put one's shoulder into →

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