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
Erja	ER-yah	Finnish
Kennard	KEN-ərd	English
Makari	-	Russian (Archaic)
SvĚTlana	-	Czech
Adonis	ə-DAH-nəs (English), ə-DO-nəs (English)	Greek Mythology
Babette	[bæ'bet]