| 单词 | to pass round the hat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pass round the hat P11. to pass round the hat and variants: to collect money from a group of people for a service provided, a street performance, etc., esp. by passing round a hat; (hence allusively, sometimes depreciative) to solicit donations or financial aid, esp. by making a personal appeal. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > contribute [verb (intransitive)] > collect contributions to pass round the hat1787 cap1854 bottlea1930 1787 P. H. Maty tr. J. K. Riesbeck Trav. Germany I. xviii. 218 The steersman goes round with the hat in his hand [Ger. mit offenem Hut] to collect money from the passengers, as a reward for having conducted them safely through such perilous spots. 1798 T. Dutton tr. F. Nicolai Life & Opinions Sebaldus Nothanker I. iii. iv. 311 Saugling..went round with the hat to each of the guests,..raising a contribution for the indigent and unhappy. 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago I. v. 137 A little packet, containing not one five pound note, but four... The Mumpsimus men..had ‘sent round the hat’ for him. 1867 J. R. Lowell in N. Amer. Rev. July 259 Lamartine, after passing round the hat in Europe and America..sheds tears of humiliation. 1890 G. M. Fenn Lady Maude's Mania xxx. 331 Allow me to take round the hat for coppers. 1906 N. Harwood Trip around World viii. 133 In Leominster to pass around the hat will disperse a crowd with lightning rapidity. 1953 Times 30 Apr. 8/5 He went round with the hat to get subscriptions for the funeral. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 30 Apr. (City section) 5 The bank is still standing and, unlike some of its more ambitious competitors, has no need to pass round the hat for emergency funds. < as lemmas |
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