Idioms can be a powerful linguistic tool only when they are used in the right way in the right places.
Idiom:
pass the hat
Meaning:
to attempt to collect money for some project
Example:
We passed the hat in order to raise money for the movie projector.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words.