hats off

English

Etymology

Ellipsis of a form of take one's hat off to.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

(idiomatic, as imperative, with to) Congratulations
Hats off to the Jamaican bobsled team for their able representation of their country in the Olympics against serious obstacles.

Translations

Congratulations

Czech: klobouk dolů
French: chapeau bas (fr), chapeau ! (fr)
German: Hut ab! (de); Chapeau! (de)
Hungarian: le a kalappal

Japanese: 脱帽 (ja) (datsubō)
Polish: czapki z głów
Spanish: quitar el sombrero (pronominal), sacar el sombrero (pronominal, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru)

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