Wear More Than One Hat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Wear More Than One Hat Idiom mean?

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wear more than one hat What does wear more than one hat mean?	have more than one set of responsibilities	Our teacher wears more than one hat and is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.
wear more than one hat What does wear more than one hat mean?	to have more than one set of responsibilities	Our teacher wears more than one hat. She is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.
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reach a stalemate What does "reach a stalemate" mean?	to arrive at a position where no progress is being made	The talks to buy the new computers have reached a stalemate and it will be difficult to start them again.

bring (someone) to terms What does "bring (someone) to terms" mean?	to make someone agree or do something	It seemed impossible for the two sides to settle their dispute but we were finally able to bring them to terms.
lend (someone) a hand or lend a hand to (someone) What does "lend (someone) a hand or lend a hand to (someone)" mean?	to help someone with something	I will ask my friend to lend me a hand when I move.
elbow (someone) out of (somewhere) What does "elbow (someone) out of (somewhere)" mean?	to pressure someone out of somewhere	The woman elbowed the other shoppers out of the way so that she could buy some shoes.
hang on (someone's) coattails What does "hang on (someone's) coattails" mean?	to have one's fortune or success depend on another person	The man is hanging on the coattails of his successful boss.
button one's lip What does "button one's lip" mean?	to become quiet	I decided to button my lip rather than give my opinion of our supervisor.
out of (something) What does "out of (something)" mean?	to have none left of something	The restaurant was out of fish so we had meat instead.

nix What does "nix" mean?	nothing; nothing at all
paddle one's own canoe What does "paddle one's own canoe" mean?	do something alone, be independent	do something alone, be independentThe company director was left to paddle his own canoe when the other members of the company resigned their positions.

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Wear More Than One Hat Idiom