take (your) hat off to (someone)

take (your) hat off to (someone)
take (your) hat off to (someone) to express your admiration and respect what someone has done.

I think you have to take your hat off to him for all that he has accomplished.

Etymology: based on the custom of men removing their hats to show respect for someone

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  • take your hat off — If you say that you take your hat off to someone, you are showing your respect or admiration …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take your hat off to somebody — If you take your hat off to someone, you acknowledge that they have done something exceptional or otherwise deserve your respect …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take your hat off to somebody —    If you take your hat off to someone, you acknowledge that they have done something exceptional or otherwise deserve your respect.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • take your hat off to — informal : to give (someone) praise or credit I (have to) take my hat off to her. She did a great job. • • • Main Entry: ↑hat …   Useful english dictionary

  • I take my hat off to someone — hats off to someone/I take my hat off/to someone spoken phrase used for showing your admiration or respect for someone because of something impressive that they have done I take my hat off to anyone who is involved in political life for such a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hats off to someone to someone — hats off to someone/I take my hat off/to someone spoken phrase used for showing your admiration or respect for someone because of something impressive that they have done I take my hat off to anyone who is involved in political life for such a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …   English dictionary

  • hat — [[t]hæ̱t[/t]] ♦♦♦ hats 1) N COUNT A hat is a head covering, often with a brim round it, which is usually worn out of doors to give protection from the weather. 2) N COUNT: with supp If you say that someone is wearing a particular hat, you mean… …   English dictionary

  • hat */*/*/ — UK [hæt] / US noun [countable] Word forms hat : singular hat plural hats 1) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head She was wearing a brown fur hat. 2) informal one particular aspect of someone s duties or responsibilities She has to wear… …   English dictionary

  • hat — W3S1 [hæt] n [: Old English; Origin: hAt] 1.) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head ▪ Maria was wearing a beautiful new hat. straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat in a hat ▪ a man in a fur hat bowler hatted/top hatted etc (=wearing a bowler hat,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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