take one's hat off to

idiom

informal
: to give (someone) praise or credit
I (have to) take my hat off to her. She did a great job.

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“Take one's hat off to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20one%27s%20hat%20off%20to. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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