throw one's cap over the windmill

English - Turkish

Definition of throw one's cap over the windmill in English Turkish dictionary

hayal kurmak

English - English

Definition of throw one's cap over the windmill in English English dictionary

to act in a crazed manner

Hyphenation

throw one's cap over the wind·mill

Turkish pronunciation

thrō wʌnz käp ōvır dhi wîndmîl

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜrō ˈwənz ˈkap ˈōvər ᴛʜē ˈwəndˌməl/ /ˈθroʊ ˈwʌnz ˈkæp ˈoʊvɜr ðiː ˈwɪndˌmɪl/

Etymology

() From a passage in the novel Don Quixote where the eponymous character throws his cap over a windmill that he has mistaken for a giant, as a challenge.