- pull off one's hat to
- tip one's hat to -, make a show of respect to -
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
pull off one's hat to
Look at other dictionaries:
To pull off — Pull Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hat — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE S HAT, TEN GALLON HAT, THROW ONE S HAT IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hat — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BRASS HAT, HANG ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT or HOLD YOUR HAT, HIGH HAT, KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT, OLD HAT, PULL OUT OF A HAT, TAKE OFF ONE S HAT TO, TALK THROUGH ONE S HAT, TEN GALLON HAT, THROW ONE S HAT IN THE… … Dictionary of American idioms
hat — See: at the drop of a hat, brass hat, hang on to your hat or hold on to your hat or hold your hat, high hat, keep under one s hat, old hat, pull out of a hat, take off one s hat to, talk through one s hat, ten gallon hat, throw one s hat in the… … Словарь американских идиом
Pull — Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hat trick — n. [orig. term in cricket: from the practice of rewarding with a new hat the feat performed by a bowler taking three wickets on successive balls] 1. Sports any of various unusual feats; esp., the act by a single player in ice hockey, soccer, etc … English World dictionary
pull — 1 /pUl/ verb 1 MOVE STH TOWARDS YOU (I, T) to use your hands to make something move towards you or in the direction that you are moving: Help me move the piano; you push and I ll pull. | pull sth: I pulled the handle and it just snapped off! |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
To pull a finch — Pull Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To pull and haul — Pull Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To pull down — Pull Pull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall, piol, spiol.] 1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly. [1913 Webster] Ne er pull your hat upon your brows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
