throwing one's cap over the windmill

A form of throw one's cap over the windmill — To act in a bizarre, eccentric or immoral manner.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of throw one's cap over the windmill
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APA

throwing one's cap over the windmill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing%20one's%20cap%20over%20the%20windmill

MLA

“throwing one's cap over the windmill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing%20one's%20cap%20over%20the%20windmill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throwing one's cap over the windmill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throwing%20one's%20cap%20over%20the%20windmill.

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