old hat
Old-fashioned; not new or different.
By now, putting satellites in orbit is old hat to space scientists.
Andrea thought her mother's ideas about dating were old hat.
on condition that
Providing that; if.
I will lend you the money on condition that you pay it back in one month.
She agreed to act in the play on condition that she could keep her costumes.
pass the hat
To solicit money; take up collections for a cause.
The businessmen's club frequently passes the hat for contributions toward scholarships.
pull out of a hat
To get as if by magic; invent; imagine.
When the introduction to a dictionary tells you how many hours went into its making, these figures were not pulled out of a hat.
Let's see you pull an excuse out of your hat.
put that in your pipe and smoke it
To understand something told you; accept something as fact or reality; not try to change it. Usually used as a command, normally only in speech, and often considered rude.
People don't vote against Santa Claus, and you might as well put that in your pipe and smoke it.
I am not going to do that and you can put that in your pipe and smoke it.
run that by me again
Repeat what you just said, as I couldn't understand you.
"Run that by me again," he cried. "This telephone connection is very bad."
so --- that
Used with an adjective or adverb before a clause of result.
The bus was so full that I could hardly turn around.
Billy pitched so well that everyone cheered him at the end of the game.
so that
in order that
For the purpose that. So that is usually followed by can or could; in order that is usually followed by may or might.
Let's get ready now so that we can leave when Father comes.
Betty saved her money in order that she might buy a doll.
With the result that; so.
My pencil fell under my desk, so that I couldn't see it.
George often told stories that weren't true, so that no one believed him when he told about a deer in the school yard.