We will pass the hat to buy a gift for our teacher.
pass the hat
idiomTo ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.
Origin
disputed originFrom the practice of placing money in a hat circulated to collect funds from a small group. The figurative usage is extended from the literal usage.
The team decided to pass the hat around the office to help their colleague pay for his unexpected medical bills.
After the sudden tragedy, the community members began to pass the hat among themselves to ensure the family had enough money for the funeral expenses.
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all hat and no cattle
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all hat and no cowboy
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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black hat
A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).
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brick in one's hat
Drunkenness.
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come to pass
To happen; to occur.
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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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eat one's hat
Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.
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gray hat
A morally ambiguous character; an antihero.