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hold onto your hat

phrase

Definitions

  1. One should prepare for a surprise or shock.

    • Hold onto your hat—intersecting planes are planes that cross, or intersect.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, onto, hat.

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