Hang One's Hat (somewhere) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Hang One's Hat (somewhere) Idiom mean?

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hang one's hat (somewhere) What does hang one's hat (somewhere) mean?	live or take up residence somewhere	I want to move and hang my hat in a small town somewhere.
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under (someone`s) nose What does "under (someone`s) nose" mean?	easily found by someone, right in front of someone	I thought that I had lost my house keys but they were right under my nose.

get off (a bus/train/plane etc.) What does "get off (a bus/train/plane etc.)" mean?	to leave or exit from a bus or train etc.	We decided to get off the train at the next station.
thou What does "thou" mean?	one-thousand
postage and handling What does "postage and handling" mean?	charges for handling and sending something by mail	We bought several things over the Internet but we found that the postage and handling was very expensive.
show (someone) up What does "show (someone) up" mean?	to make someone's faults apparent	The girl showed her friend up by doing all of her homework on time.
every living soul What does "every living soul" mean?	everybody	We gave a free newspaper to every living soul in the apartment building.
die off What does "die off" mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off as soon as we moved to a new apartment.
As the actress said to the bishop What does "As the actress said to the bishop" mean?	(UK) This idiom is used to highlight a sexual reference, deliberate or accidental.
pull (something) together What does "pull (something) together" mean?	to organize something, to arrange something	We were able to pull everything together and the convention was a great success.
average out at What does "average out at" mean?	to calculate something as an average	The cost of our hotels averaged out at much more than we expected.
join the fray What does "join the fray" mean?	join a fight or argument	I did not want to join the fray and argue with the other members of the group.

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Hang One's Hat (somewhere) Idiom