“At the drop of a hat”
定義
Immediately; without hesitation.
例句
Examples
“She can travel at the drop of a hat.”
Use this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
She can travel _____.Compare with the original example
She can travel at the drop of a hat.
Write a two-line conversation using “At the drop of a hat”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "At the drop of a hat" mean?
- "At the drop of a hat" means immediately; without hesitation.
- How do you use "At the drop of a hat" in a sentence?
- Example: "She can travel at the drop of a hat."
- Should I interpret "At the drop of a hat" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.