At a drop of a hat

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Meaning: If you do something at the drop of a hat, you do it immediately, without preparation or planning.

For example:

• I'd quit my job at the drop of a hat if I didn't have a family to support.
• Lee: You can't just go running off to some beach resort at the drop of a hat whenever you feel like it. Kim: Why not?

Quick Quiz:

Jenny changes jobs at the drop of a hat

after months of careful planning and takes ages to make up her mind whenever she gets a good offer Source: www.englishclub.com f you would do something quickly and easily, without thinking about it, you would do it at the drop of a hat. Example: "Would you travel around the world if you had the money?" Reply: "At the drop of a hat." When a hat drops off your head, it falls quickly and suddenly, and that is how fast you would do it at the drop of a hat.Example: "I would take a job like that at the drop of a hat." You know you would do it, because you have already decided, when you would do it at the drop of a hat. Example: "If you get an extra ticket, let me know. I would go at the drop of a hat." Source: www.goenglish.com

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