pass round the hat
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[edit]pass round the hat (third-person singular simple present passes round the hat, present participle passing round the hat, simple past and past participle passed round the hat)
- To beg for contributions; to take up a collection.
- 2012, Catherine Lim, Miss Seetoh in the World, page 105:
- If he declined to help, could she pass round the hat among staff members? Maggie on her part would try to get some help from her mother.