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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Animation continues to the be hero of the summer office thanks to Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2, but others should take a bow as well.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
Gemini May 21 – June 20 Step up and take a bow, Gemini.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
So take a bow, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The Missoni women take a bow at the end of the fall 2017 show.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 July 2024
Gemini May 21 – June 20 Step up and take a bow, Gemini.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
So take a bow, Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The Missoni women take a bow at the end of the fall 2017 show.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
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