At the drop of a hat

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🗓️ 28 February 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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What would Rob do at the drop of a hat? Find out more about this expression

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
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0:06.0	The English We Speak
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0:12.0	com. Hello and welcome to Rob. So, FaeFae. Have you got any holiday plans? Yes, I have you got any holiday
0:19.9	plans? Yes, I have actually, three weeks in Australia.
0:24.6	Australia, wonderful.
0:26.8	If I had the money, I go there at the drop of a hat.
0:29.7	What?
0:30.8	At the drop of a hat. Here take my hat. Your hat? Yes, you said you'd go at the drop of a hat. So here's my hat. Now drop it and then you can go. I wish it was that simple. When I said at the drop of a hat, I meant
0:48.0	immediately. If I had enough money, I would go to Australia immediately without delay.
0:53.0	I see. So in other words you would go to Australia without hesitation.
0:58.0	Exactly. Let's hear some more examples.
1:04.0	My husband just can't stop spending.
1:08.0	He buys clothes at the drop of a hat.
1:10.0	If I knew what to do next, I quit. hat.
1:13.0	If I knew what to do next, I quit my job at the drop of a hat.
1:17.0	Until then, I'll stay where I am.
1:21.0	My wife's expecting a baby, so I might have to rush to the hospital at the drop of a hat.
1:26.0	To do something at the drop of a hat means to do something immediately without even thinking about it.
1:36.0	Well Rob I'll send your postcard when I get to Australia but it may take a while.
1:40.6	Oh why's that?
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