Hat tricks

Do you have your thinking cap on? Test your knowledge of expressions using the word "hat" by matching them with their meanings. Hats off to you if you get most of them right!

1. hold on to one’s hata) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned
2. keep something under one’s hata) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned
3. be old hata) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned
4. talk through one’s hata) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned
5. do something at the drop of a hata) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned
6. toss one’s hat into the ringa) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned
7. wear many hatsa) run for electionb) talk nonsensec) do something immediately, without a second thoughtd) be prepared for a shock or surprisee) keep something a secretf) perform many different roles or tasksg) be old-fashioned