at the drop of a hat
Example Sentences
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To summon such challenging and intricate music at the drop of a hat is another of the band’s magic tricks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
Plans can't be made beyond short-term club contracts, partners and children have to be ready to relocate at the drop of a hat, and major life events are scheduled around the football season.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
Put another way, all his work is connected, even if he’s not going to get into the DNA of it all with you at the drop of a hat.
From New York Times • May 28, 2023
They failed to coordinate search and rescue within their own state organizations and with foreign rescue teams that were flying in at the drop of a hat.
From Slate • May 16, 2023
He might wet the bed and barf at the drop of a hat, but his goodwill more than made up for it.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
