take a bow
idiom
: to bow towards an audience that is applauding
When the play has finished, the actors will line up to take a bow.
—often used figuratively to say that someone deserves to be praisedThe people who organized the festival should take a bow for its remarkable success.
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No doubt the operatives behind the strike deserve to take a bow.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 3 June 2025
At that point, the industry may be able to take a bow instead of hanging its head.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
So, take a bow, Jackson Browne, Alabama Shakes, Teddy Swims, The English Beat, Chicago, Fujii Kaze, Brand New, Ghost, Boz Scaggs, Arc de Soleil, Weird Al, Sam Barber, Pink Martini, and Kurt Vile and The Violators.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Many artists can and do take a bow from their work on a page, on a canvas, on a screen, but our applause for you Francis, is from a different kind of audience.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
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Simon Shuster, Time, 3 June 2025
At that point, the industry may be able to take a bow instead of hanging its head.
—Andrew Deangelo, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
So, take a bow, Jackson Browne, Alabama Shakes, Teddy Swims, The English Beat, Chicago, Fujii Kaze, Brand New, Ghost, Boz Scaggs, Arc de Soleil, Weird Al, Sam Barber, Pink Martini, and Kurt Vile and The Violators.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
Many artists can and do take a bow from their work on a page, on a canvas, on a screen, but our applause for you Francis, is from a different kind of audience.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take a bow
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“Take a bow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20bow. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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