单词 | wearing one's —— hat |
释义 | > as lemmaswearing one's —— hat a. wearing one's —— hat and variants: used to indicate that a person is speaking or acting in a particular (esp. professional) capacity. ΚΠ 1924 Mexia (Texas) Daily News 3 Sept. 4/1 Joe Bailey is wearing his political hat again. 1960 N.Y. Times 10 Dec. 47/3 During the interview, Mr. Woo was wearing his hat as consultant to the American Broadcasting Company's ‘Hong Kong’ series. 1961 Winnipeg Free Press 13 Nov. 1/1 Mr. Hees spoke, of course, with his ministerial hat firmly in place. 1967 Evening Standard 29 Aug. 1/1 Wearing his new ‘economic overlord’ hat the Prime Minister summoned three key figures to Downing Street today. 1997 C. L. Hancock & B. Sweetman Truth & Relig. Belief vii. 182 Speaking with my philosophical hat on, I don't see how anyone could ever think that he or she had sufficient grounds to believe in a particular religion. 2013 B. Bond et al. Passing Professional Skills Tests for Trainee Teachers (2015) v. 193 You are there as a teacher, not a friend. Remain professional throughout and always have your teacher's hat on. < as lemmas |
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