hats off to

idiom

informal
used to give praise or credit to someone
Hats off to Susan for doing such a great job.

Examples of hats off to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And hats off to Lonnie and the Tonight Show team for getting this thing together. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024 And hats off to all who see someone struggling and take the time to offer assistance. Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2024 That’s all he’s been doing, and hats off to him for being so consistent and playing at such a high level for such a long time. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2024 Amazing things can happen for your team and a lot of bad things can happen for opponents, so hats off to New York for being able to sign him. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024 So hats off to these girls and Glenelg obviously gave us a heck of a game this year and last year. Sean Maslin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024 And finally, hats off to the unnominated John Magaro. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2024 Sparling really did a great job on the boards, hats off to him. Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 Lloyd opens the second act with the superb, 17-piece band (hats off to the brass section) playing the opening music as accompaniment to live footage of Tom Francis’ Gillis walking through the dressing rooms flirting with his fellow cast members. David Benedict, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023

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“Hats off to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hats%20off%20to. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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