pass the hat
Example Sentences
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Put the papers in a hat, pass the hat, everyone draws one.
From New York Times
“My father would load that old piano onto the back of his truck, we’d drive somewhere, unload it, I’d give a show, we’d pass the hat, he’d load it back on again, and we’d go home and see what we’d got,” he said.
From New York Times
I offer to go door-to-door for donations and pass the hat around the cafeteria.
From Literature
Please consider giving money, if you can spare it, to any of these shows that pass the hat or have a QR code for Venmo that either covers the cost of the show or directly goes to the performers.
From Los Angeles Times
“Pass the hat!” someone hollered, and a cap went hand to hand.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
