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#1 2010-07-29 18:46:29

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'throw (one's) hand into the ring'

Examples.

... if numbers stay the way they are, i’ll throw my hand into the ring…
www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=56758

In the months since I stepped down, things have grinded to a near-complete halt, so it is with some trepidation that I throw my hand into the ring …
www.bazpedia.com/.../Wikipedia~Arbitrat … _42cb.html

This is my first real macro story, took this contest to stop dragging my feet and throw my hand into the ring.
forums.macrophile.com/viewtopic.php?t=8201

I can understand that aspect logically, but I feel like I need to throw my hand into the ring and close the account on principle. ...
ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Credit-Cards/Chase-to…/548735

So if there is a play you would like to suggest or to throw your hand into the ring for Directing or any of the other tasks please now is the time …
www.peninsulatheatre.com.au/newsnov.htm

In 1990 he decided to throw his hand into the ring and joined an amateur dramatic society, which led to him applying to and graduating from the prestigious …
www.farjo.net/page.asp?id=187

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#2 2010-07-29 19:22:00

DavidTuggy
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From: Mexico
Registered: 2007-10-11
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Re: 'throw (one's) hand into the ring'

Steve White reported as a Helenism :

Hands off to that guy

Just maybe (hope on, hope ever) someone somewhere has spoken of a gentleman offering a lady his hat in marriage.


*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

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#3 2010-07-29 19:23:38

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1690

Re: 'throw (one's) hand into the ring'

I coulda sworn we’d done this one – I even knew what to look for. Maybe it’s on David T’s home site? Oops, David snuck in a reply, so I guess not. Weird.

3D TV
Another service that will be starting in June 2010 is ESPN 3D. ESPN is ready to throw their head into the ring to start providing 3D sports at their finest.

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#4 2010-07-29 22:04:02

DavidTuggy
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From: Mexico
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Re: 'throw (one's) hand into the ring'

There’s possibly some kind of blending going on with throwing your hand in/down in a card game: a kind of finality to the action, whether you win or lose.
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Tocayo, I used it in the book (along with many of the other Helenisms, thanks to Steve). I thought I had “throw your hand in” too, but haven’t found it. Still, it is probably true that A hand in the sparrow is better than two in the bush .


*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

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