at the drop of a hat
Example Sentences
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Famously, they'll take requests from the audience, often playing other artists' songs at the drop of a hat.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024
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
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
“It is simply not feasible for them all to fly to Boise at the drop of a hat occasioned by the Attorney General’s rush to obtain a death warrant,” the attorneys said in a statement.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2022
You aren’t the only one who can concoct lies at the drop of a hat.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
