cap in hand

Related to cap in hand: come cap in hand, hat in hand, go hand in hand

cap in hand

A phrase used to describe a request for help, often monetary, that is made with embarrassment. My daughter recently came cap in hand for help paying her rent.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cap in hand

see under hat in hand.

See also: cap, hand

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

cap in hand

humbly asking for a favour.

To have your cap in your hand, and therefore to have your head uncovered, is a mark of respect and also of subordination. The idea of a cap as a begging bowl into which coins can be dropped may also be present. A North American version of this expression is hat in hand .

See also: cap, hand

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cap in hand

Humbly or submissively.

See also: cap, hand

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

come cap in hand
go hat in hand to (someone)
go hat in hand to someone
cruel
be cruel to be kind
all hands to the pumps
say the word
claw me, claw thee
help a lame dog over a stile
lame

词组	cap in hand
释义	cap in hand Related to cap in hand: come cap in hand, hat in hand, go hand in hand cap in hand A phrase used to describe a request for help, often monetary, that is made with embarrassment. My daughter recently came cap in hand for help paying her rent. See also: cap, hand Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cap in hand see under hat in hand. See also: cap, hand The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. cap in hand humbly asking for a favour. To have your cap in your hand, and therefore to have your head uncovered, is a mark of respect and also of subordination. The idea of a cap as a begging bowl into which coins can be dropped may also be present. A North American version of this expression is hat in hand . See also: cap, hand Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary cap in hand Humbly or submissively. See also: cap, hand American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: come cap in hand go hat in hand to (someone) go hat in hand to someone cruel be cruel to be kind all hands to the pumps say the word claw me, claw thee help a lame dog over a stile lame
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