take one's hat off to en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.
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(idiomatic) To praise or thank; to congratulate.
'You will excuse me,' he said, 'but no one would believe it to look at you. I take my hat off to you. I do, indeed.
1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 255:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes one's hat off to | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took one's hat off to | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taking one's hat off to | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taken one's hat off to | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (16)
da tage hatten af for (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · cs smeknout před (to publicly praise) · pt tirar o chapéu para (to publicly praise) · de den Hut ziehen vor (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · pl zdejmować kapelusz (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · pt tirar o chapéu para (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · ru снимать шляпу (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · pl zdjąć kapelusz (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · da tage hatten af for (to publicly praise) · nb ta av seg hatten for (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · ru снимать шляпу (to publicly praise) · fi nostaa hattua (to publicly praise) · fi nostaa hattua (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · cs smeknout před (to remove one's hat as sign of respect) · nb ta av seg hatten for (to publicly praise) · pl chylić czoła (to publicly praise)