take a bow

Acknowledge praise or applause, as in The conductor asked the composer to take a bow. This idiom uses bow in the sense of “inclining the body or head as a token of salutation.” [c. 1800]

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"Absolutely, I had my tears at our final meeting where we joined hands and stood up. I said 'We still did great, take a bow."

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As attendees began chanting his name, McBrain rose from his drum set to take a bow.

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“If you’re wearing Skechers to the Oscars, take a bow,” Kimmel said, before announcing “I’m going to make sure this show runs really long tonight so you can get a ton of overtime.”

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The band then locked arms and took a bow together.

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Claudia, the players, the producers, the stylists... everyone involved needs to take a bow.

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take a bath take a break

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