i take my hat off to him

  • 1take (your) hat off to (someone) — to express your admiration and respect what someone has done. I think you have to take your hat off to him for all that he has accomplished. Etymology: based on the custom of men removing their hats to show respect for someone …

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  • 2take one's hat off to — phrasal : to acknowledge the achievement or superiority of : compliment he was colossal and I take my hat off to him H.J.Laski * * * take one s hat off to (or hats off to) used to state one s admiration for (someone who has done something… …

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  • 3take one's hat off to smb — admire, respect, praise You really have to take your hat off to him. He has built up his company from almost nothing …

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  • 4hat — W3S1 [hæt] n [: Old English; Origin: hAt] 1.) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head ▪ Maria was wearing a beautiful new hat. straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat in a hat ▪ a man in a fur hat bowler hatted/top hatted etc (=wearing a bowler hat,… …

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  • 5take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …

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  • 6take off — 1) PHRASAL VERB When an aeroplane takes off, it leaves the ground and starts flying. [V P] We eventually took off at 11 o clock and arrived in Venice at 1.30. Ant: land 2) PHRASAL VERB If something such as a product, an activity, or someone s… …

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  • 7take\ a\ poke\ at — • take a punch at • take a poke at • take a sock at v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at… …

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  • 8take\ a\ punch\ at — • take a punch at • take a poke at • take a sock at v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at… …

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  • 9take\ a\ sock\ at — • take a punch at • take a poke at • take a sock at v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at… …

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  • 10take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …

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