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Pass the hat

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Verb
  1. 1
    To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions. idiomatic

    "Then somebody sings out, "Take up a collection for him, take up a collection!" Well, a half a dozen made a jump to do it, but somebody sings out, "Let HIM pass the hat around!""

Etymology

From the practice of placing money in a hat circulated to collect funds from a small group. The figurative usage is extended from the literal usage.

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