take a bow
idiom
: to bow towards an audience that is applauding
When the play has finished, the actors will line up to take a bow.
—often used figuratively to say that someone deserves to be praisedThe people who organized the festival should take a bow for its remarkable success.
Examples of take a bow in a Sentence
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So take a bow, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The Missoni women take a bow at the end of the fall 2017 show.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
Debi Mazar is getting to take a bow after joining her longtime friend Madonna on stage at the Queen of Pop's Celebration Tour stop in Milan over the weekend.
—EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
And while some were negligible — take a bow, U2, Travis Scott and Payboi Carti — women artists accounted for all the highlights.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
All that remained was for USC to take the victory formation, and then for Moss to take a bow.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
So, take a bow, Pink, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Morgan Wallen, who did back-to-back shows July 14 and 15 at Petco Park.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Waters is ready for the next part of his life, and his parents can take a bow.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
So, take a bow, Snapdragon Stadium, which opened last September as the home of San Diego State University’s Aztecs football team — and this weekend made its largely promising debut as a concert venue.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The Missoni women take a bow at the end of the fall 2017 show.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
Debi Mazar is getting to take a bow after joining her longtime friend Madonna on stage at the Queen of Pop's Celebration Tour stop in Milan over the weekend.
—EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
And while some were negligible — take a bow, U2, Travis Scott and Payboi Carti — women artists accounted for all the highlights.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
All that remained was for USC to take the victory formation, and then for Moss to take a bow.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023
So, take a bow, Pink, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Morgan Wallen, who did back-to-back shows July 14 and 15 at Petco Park.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
Waters is ready for the next part of his life, and his parents can take a bow.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
So, take a bow, Snapdragon Stadium, which opened last September as the home of San Diego State University’s Aztecs football team — and this weekend made its largely promising debut as a concert venue.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
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“Take a bow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20bow. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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