old hat
Very familiar and unoriginalVery familiar and unoriginal; common, hackneyed, out of date.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Very familiar and unoriginal; common, hackneyed, out of date.
Examples
24 sentencesTom was wearing an old hat.
ruТом был в старой шляпе. — marafon
Tom is wearing an old hat.
My wife told me to throw this old hat away.
ruЖена сказала мне выбросить эту старую шляпу. — marafon
deMeine Frau sagte mir, ich solle diesen alten Hut wegwerfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom likes to wear the old hat his father gave him.
Tom likes to wear the old hat that his father gave him.
Origin
From old + hat, possibly a reference to something familiar and well-used. The Oxford EngliFrom old + hat, possibly a reference to something familiar and well-used. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests a connection to German alter Hut (“something familiar and hackneyed”, noun, literally “old hat”).
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Forms
more old hat, most old hat| Comparative | more old hat Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most old hat Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
35 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.