take one's hat off to

English

Verb

take one 's hat off to

To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.
(idiomatic) To praise or thank; to congratulate.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 255:
  '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.

Derived terms

hats off

Translations

to remove one's hat as sign of respect

Czech: smeknout před
Finnish: nostaa hattua
German: den Hut ziehen vor

Norwegian:
Bokmål: ta av seg hatten for
Portuguese: tirar o chapéu para

to publicly praise

Czech: smeknout před
Finnish: nostaa hattua
Norwegian:
Bokmål: ta av seg hatten for

Portuguese: tirar o chapéu para

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