knock/beat into a cocked hat

1. 擊潰
   Black-and-white televisions are knocked into a cocked hat by the modern color ones.

   黑白電視機遠遠比不上現代化的彩色電視機。

pass/send the hat round

1. 募捐
   His friends passed the hat round and bought him a present.

   他的朋友們募捐給他買了一件禮物。

take one's hat off to

1. 向某人（脫帽）致敬
   I take my hat off to him for the way he arranged the party.

   我對他這樣安排宴會表示敬意。

   You have to take your hat off to Uncle George, for he knows how to do business.

   你必須向喬治叔叔脫帽致敬，他懂得如何做生意。

2. 表示讚賞（或欽佩）

talk through one's hat

1. 信口開河；胡說八道
   You're talking through your hat.

   你是在胡說八道。

under one's hat

1. 祕密的
   Keep it under your hat for the moment, won't you?

   暫時保密，好嗎？

• hat in hand
  see cap in hand at cap.
• keep something under one's hat
  keep something a secret.
• pass the hat round (or N. Amer. pass the hat)
  collect contributions of money.
• pick something out of a hat
  select something at random.
• take one's hat off to
  state one's admiration for.
• talk through one's hat
  informal talk ignorantly.
• throw one's hat into the ring
  express willingness to take up a challenge.