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come cap in hand |
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come/go cap in hand (British, American & Australian) also come/go hat in hand (American) to ask someone for money or help in a way which makes you feel ashamed (often + to ) I had to go cap in hand to my parents again to ask for some money. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Congress created a weak regulator to oversee Freddie and Fannie -- the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight -- which had to go hat in hand each year to Capitol Hill for its budget, unlike other major regulators. Banks are under assault; mortgages are in default; quasi-government agencies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac need bailouts; financial institutions go hat in hand to foreign sovereign wealth funds peddling shares of their equity in return for desperately needed cash; the cost of filling a gas tank has tripled. With US forces bogged down in Iraq, it is not possible for America to contribute enough ground forces so Nato has had to go hat in hand to other member-states seeking to fill the void. |
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