Meaning of hat in hand | Babel Free

Definitions

With humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Hat in hand, the sailors stood deferentially in a semicircle before him.”

“"D'you think⟳ the proud English corporations are going to let⟳ you inside? Not them. The most you'll get⟳ will be the scraps that fall⟳ from their table, my poor Lazarus, and for these you'll have⟳ to go hat in hand to Dives."”

“Turkish leaders are accustomed to visiting Europe with hat in hand, seeking to make⟳ compromises.”

“But the Americans should also not expect⟳ Mr Xi to be arriving hat in hand and eager to please⟳.Many believe⟳ mutual suspicion will endure and the two leaders will not likely remove⟳ existing trade⟳ and economic roadblocks put⟳ up in the name⟳ of national security.”

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