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idiomdo sth at the drop of a hat1 to do something every time there is an opportunity to do it, even though it is not suitable or necessary to do this:Len and Debra will bring out those pictures of the kids at the drop of a hat.Thirty years ago, workers would go on strike at the drop of a hat.2 to do something very quickly:I was able to obtain all this personal information about Parker at the drop of a hat, and this is worrying.It wasn't easy to replace our top scorer at the drop of a hat.Note You may hear people use other words instead of 'hat' in order to make this idiom fit a particular situation and to be funnyBiggs will write anything for anybody at the drop of a high-dollar contract.In these days of political correctness, you can be sued at the drop of an inappropriate adjective.
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