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with hat in hand

with hat in hand is the alternative form of hat in hand.

Meaning of hat in hand

Adverb

hat in hand (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) With humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.
    • Hat in hand, the sailors stood deferentially in a semicircle before him.1849, Herman Melville, chapter 61, in Redburn: His First Voyage

Questions about with hat in hand

What is with hat in hand the alternative form of?
With hat in hand is the alternative form of hat in hand.

Words near with hat in hand in the dictionary

  1. with friends like those, who needs enemies
  2. with God
  3. with God as my witness
  4. with good grace
  5. with good reason
  6. with hat in hand
  7. with ill grace
  8. with it
  9. with knobs on
  10. with leaden wings
  11. with no further ado

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