Hang your hat Meaning in English
expression
释义
To settle down or choose a place to live, or to treat a place as your home. It can also mean to rely on or associate yourself closely with something.
用法与细微差别
Informal and often used when talking about settling in a new city or country ('find a place to hang your hat'). Also used metaphorically for making something your main focus or relying on it ('nothing to hang your hat on'). Rarely literal—mostly used figuratively.
例句
After moving to Paris, they decided to hang their hat there.
basic
Everyone needs a place to hang their hat.
basic
This town is where I want to hang my hat.
basic
You have to pick a city to hang your hat eventually.
natural
He’s never really hung his hat anywhere; he just keeps traveling.
natural
There’s nothing to really hang your hat on in his argument.
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