take one's hat off to
The idiom "take one's hat off to" originated from the traditional gesture of removing one's hat as a sign of respect or admiration.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)To show respect or admiration for someone.
Example
- I take my hat off to the volunteers who worked tirelessly to clean up the park.
B2General
(informal)To acknowledge someone's achievements or efforts.
Example
- We should all take our hats off to the team for their incredible performance this season.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "take one's hat off to":
hats offtip one's hattake off one's gloveshang one's hatknock into a cocked hatfeather in one's captake a bowhang up one's hat