Literally, this is going to be a fast, rough ride and your hat will blow off if you don't hang on to it. Figuratively, we're going to do something fast with few precautions.
Keep it under your hat. Play your cards close to your chest. Don't let the cat out of the bag.
It means "Don't tell anyone."
It was a phrase. "Hold on to your hat, there is going to be a bumpy road ahead"!
Tell me dear brother What's driving you mad Have you got the answer I'll keep it under my hat This working frustration Get it off your chest There's no motivation A chance to get a rest Mechanical feeling Why there's is no such thing A human endeavor Has got the truest ring No need to get angry Who wants to do that So tell all your secrets I'll keep it under my hat I'll keep it under my hat I'll keep it under my hat I'll keep it under my hat Under my hat Tell me dear brother What's driving you mad Have you got the answer I'll keep it under my hat No need to get angry Who wants to do that So tell all your secrets I'll keep it under my hat Yes I will I'll keep it under my hat Right down under I'll keep it under my hat Its so right I'll keep it under my hat Under my hat I'll keep it under my hat Under my hat I'll keep it under my hat Under my hat I'll keep it under my hat Under my hat I'll keep it under my hat Ooooh down under my hat Right down under my hat I'll keep it under my hat
keep it under your hat
"Keep it under your hat" means don't tell anybody.
"Asshat" is an American idiom meaning obnoxious idiot. It alludes to a person having their head up their buttocks and wearing it as a hat.
It means for you to keep your hat. Perhaps you are thinking of "keep this under your hat," which means "keep it to yourself" or "keep it secret." The image is of someone hiding something beneath their hat, on top of their head, where only they know it's there.
keep it under the hat
To keep something under your hat means to keep it hidden.It means don't tell anyone -- keep the news to yourself.Don't need to advertise. Be casually discrete; just keep "it" with you (so to speak). And go about your way.
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