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hat hair

idiom

An accidental messy hairdo resulting from the wearing of a hat.


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  1. 01

    all hat and no cattle

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  2. 02

    all hat and no cowboy

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  3. 03

    bad hair day

    A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.

  4. 04

    Barnet

    [Cockney slang]hair

    via Barnet Fair

  5. 05

    black hat

    A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).

  6. 06

    brick in one's hat

    Drunkenness.

  7. 07

    curl someone's hair

    To frighten, dismay, or excite someone thoroughly.

  8. 08

    does the Pope wear a funny hat

    Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

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