Welcome to our podcast about hats. You’ll learn all about hat vocabulary and idioms.

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HATS
How many hats do you own?

The brim of a hat is the edge or projecting part that extends outward from the base of the crown (the top part of the hat that fits over the head). The brim provides shade and protection from the sun, and it can vary in width, shape, and style depending on the type of hat. It can be a wide brim or a narrow brim.

Fedora: A soft felt hat with a curled brim.
Bowler: A hard felt hat with a rounded top, or crown. Charlie Chaplin wore a bowler hat and indigenous Bolivian women still do today.
Beret: A round, flat hat typically worn tilted to one side. Common in the army.
Sombrero: A wide-brimmed hat from Mexico. The mariachi bands sometimes wear traditional sombreros.
A wooly hat (UK) / Beanie (US): A small, close-fitting hat, sometimes with a bobble on the top.
Top hat: A tall, flat-crowned hat. Worn by magicians and Fred Astaire.
Baseball cap: A soft cap with a rounded top and a stiff front. (Would you wear one back to front?)
Trilby: A narrow-brimmed hat.
Panama hat (not from Panama, but from Ecuador): A light, breathable hat made from palm leaves.
Pork pie hat: A hat with a flat top and short brim. Sometimes worn by jazz musicians
Cowboy hat: A wide-brimmed hat with a high top.
Fez: A flat-topped, conical hat.
Turban: A long cloth wrapped around the head.
Visor: A hat with a brim but no top.
Helmet: A protective head covering.
Bonnet: A hat tied under the chin. Sometimes seen on babies (and iconic of Jane Austen female characters.)
Deerstalker: A type of cap, associated with hunting/stalking, with a brim at the front and back and a flap at each side that can be lowered or tied up. Sherlock Holmes is associated with this type.
Trapper hat: A warm hat with ear flaps. Common in Canada, Russia and countries with cold climates. Especially if you go ice fishing.

Discussion
Do you think you would look good in a serious hat like a fedora or a trilby?

Idioms
Take your hat off to someone – to show respect and admiration
Wear many hats – To have many different roles or responsibilities. We wear different hats (to do different things or have different jobs or responsibilities). Today we have our podcasting hats on.
A hat trick – Achieving something three times in a row, often used in sports like hockey or football. “He scored a hat trick in today’s game”
At the drop of a hat – Immediately, without hesitation.
Old hat – Something that is familiar or old-fashioned (Craig’s silly jokes).
Keep it under your hat – Keep something a secret.
A feather in your cap – An achievement to be proud of
Throw your hat in the ring – To announce your candidacy or participation.
Pass the hat – To collect money from a group of people.
As mad as a hatter – To be really crazy or silly
Pull a rabbit out of a hat – To do something surprising or seemingly impossible.
Hang up one’s hat – To settle in a place or retire. “Wherever I lay my hat, that’s my home.” ???
Talk through your hat – To talk about something without really understanding what you’re talking about

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