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hat in hand

idiom

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


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all hat and no cattle

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  2. 02

    all hat and no cowboy

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  3. 03

    back of one's hand

    A display of disrespect or scorn.

  4. 04

    bear a hand

    To make haste; to help quickly.

  5. 05

    big hand

    Synonym of minute hand (on a clock face).

  6. 06

    bite someone's hand off

    To enthusiastically accept an offer.

  7. 07

    bite the hand that feeds one

    To cause harm to a benefactor (especially one that one is dependent on, thus with the idea that this behaviour is self-damaging).

  8. 08

    black hat

    A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).

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