hang your hat

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === hang one's hat (third-person singular simple present hangs one's hat, present participle hanging one's hat, simple past and past participle hung one's hat) (chiefly US, idiomatic) To reside; to call a place home. 1987 April, Sanger and Linda Shafer (authors), George Strait (singer), “All My Ex’s Live in Texas”, MCA Records: But all my ex’s live in Texas And that’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee (by extension) To identify with; to be. === See also === home is where you hang your hat hang one's hat on