take one's hat off to

Also, take off one's hat to. Express one's admiration, as in I take off my hat to you-you've done very well indeed. [Mid-1800s] Also see hats off to.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dana (1)	DAH-nah (Czech, Slovak, German)	Romanian, Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew
Serhat	-	Turkish
Earl	[ə:l]
Reyes	-	Spanish
Gayathri	-	Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
Jarmila	-	Czech, Slovak