"hats off" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: en-au-hats off.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Ellipsis of a form of take one's hat off to. Etymology templates: {{m|en|take one's hat off to}} take one's hat off to Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} hats off
  1. (idiomatic, as imperative, with to) Congratulations Tags: idiomatic Translations (Congratulations): klobouk dolů (Czech), chapeau bas (French), chapeau ! (French), Hut ab! (German), Chapeau! (German), le a kalappal (Hungarian), 脱帽 (datsubō) (Japanese), chapeau bas (Polish), czapki z głów (Polish), klękajcie narody (Polish), quitar el sombrero [pronominal] (Spanish), sacar el sombrero [Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, pronominal] (Spanish)

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      "sense": "Congratulations",
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      "sense": "Congratulations",
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