Idiom
tip of the hat
Meaning
A gesture of acknowledgement; often, an expression of gratitude; originally by doffing one's hat.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I give a tip of the hat to my teacher for her help.”
“The director gave a tip of the hat to the entire design team for their hard work on the project.”
“In his final speech, the retiring professor offered a respectful tip of the hat to the mentors who had guided his early career.”
Examples
simple
“I give a tip of the hat to my teacher for her help.”
contextual
“The director gave a tip of the hat to the entire design team for their hard work on the project.”
complex
“In his final speech, the retiring professor offered a respectful tip of the hat to the mentors who had guided his early career.”
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