doff one's hat to

Definitions

To acknowledge praise towards (someone or something).

Examples

“I doffed my hat to the wondrous horse, the fast trotter, the best in mother England; and I too drew a deep ah! and repeated the words of the old fellows around. "Such a horse as this we shall never see⟳ again; a pity that he is so old."”

“I doff my hat to Mr President of the Republic as he celebrates his eighth anniversary of accession to the pinnacle of political power.”

“Perhaps this is why she enjoys writing series (doffing her hat to all the series she read⟳ as a child).”

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