take your hat off to someone
take (one's) hat off to (someone or something)
To praise, salute, congratulate, or pay tribute to someone or something. We all take our hats off to Janet for her recent promotion. I take my hat off to that organization for providing help when no one else does.
See also: hat, off, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take your hat off to someone
COMMON If you say that you take your hat off to someone, you are expressing admiration for something that they have done. I take my hat off to them. They've done very well. You have to take your hat off to a team that can do that. Note: You can also say hats off to someone. Hats off to them for supporting the homeless. Hats off to the newspaper for having the courage to publish the pictures. Note: People used to remove their hats as a sign of respect when they met someone.
See also: hat, off, someone, take
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- (I've) got to take off
- be off for (something)
- be off for sth
- check off
- break off
- base off (of) (something else)
- (Now) where was I?
- be well off for (something)
- be well off for something
- bite off