Throw my bonnet over the windmill In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "throw my bonnet over the windmill", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-03-04 07:03

Meaning of Throw my bonnet over the windmill (redirected from throw (one's) bonnet over the windmill )

Synonyms:

fly (one's) freak flag , fling (one's) hat/cap/bonnet over the windmill

Variants:

throw (one's) hat over the windmill , throw (one's) cap over the windmill

Throw (one's) bonnet over the windmill phrase

To behave or do something in a crazed, reckless or unconventional manner

When I was young, I used to throw my bonnet over the windmill by trying to buck social norms.

Those motorists are moving at breakneck speed. They are throwing their bonnet over the windmill.

Other phrases about:

drastic times call for drastic measures

When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions

blind impulse

A desire to do something, which is random, sudden and unaccountable

one cannot love and be wise

people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.

not the full shilling

Stupid or crazy

an old/a wise head on young shoulders
A child or young person who thinks, talks and behaves like an older person who has more experience of life.

Grammar and Usage of Throw (one's) bonnet over the windmill

Verb Forms

  • throwing (one's) bonnet over the windmill
  • thrown (one's) bonnet over the windmill
  • threw (one's) bonnet over the windmill

The verb "throw" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Throw (one's) bonnet over the windmill

As a challenge, Don Quixote tosses his hat over a windmill he mistook for a giant in the novel Don Quixote.

The Origin Cited: The free dictionary .
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