English in a Minute Series 5 / Phrases with 'hat'

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PhilHere's my hat. It's better than yours! Let's learn three phrases with 'hat'. I'm keeping something under my hat. No, it's not my hair it's a secret. If someone asks you to keep something under your hat, then they mean don't tell anyone else. We're planning a surprise party for Georgie, but keep it under your hat. Next, we're going to talk about wearing many hats. Usually, it's talking about jobs you do, or the kind of tasks you do in those jobs. If you wear many hats, then you do different jobs or different tasks in your job. You'll need lots of skills because you have to wear many hats in this job. Enough about wearing a hat now, let's take one off! If you take your hat off to someone, you recognise something good that they've done. You don't actually need a hat you just say, "I take my hat off to you." Thanks for this amazing day. I have to take my hat off to everyone involved in organising it you've done so well! You don't need a hat you just need these phrases with 'hat'. Try to use them this week!

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