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taking one's hat off to

taking one's hat off to is the present participle and gerund of take one's hat off to.

Meaning of take one's hat off to

Verb

take one's hat off to (third-person singular simple present takes one's hat off to, present participle taking one's hat off to, simple past took one's hat off to, past participle taken one's hat off to)

  1. To remove one's hat as a sign of respect to.
  2. (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

Questions about taking one's hat off to

What is taking one's hat off to the present participle and gerund of?
Taking one's hat off to is the present participle and gerund of take one's hat off to.

Words near taking one's hat off to in the dictionary

  1. taking one's ease
  2. taking one's eye off the ball
  3. taking one's eyes off
  4. taking one's eyes off the ball
  5. taking one's half out of the middle
  6. taking one's hat off to
  7. taking one's hook
  8. taking one's kit off
  9. taking one's leave
  10. taking one's life in one's hands
  11. taking one's medicine

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