take a bow
English
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Verb
take a bow (third-person singular simple present takes a bow, present participle taking a bow, simple past took a bow, past participle taken a bow)
- To bow (gesture of deference).
- (idiomatic) To accept praise, as performers in a theater at the end of their act.
- (idiomatic) To end a performance; to leave.
- (idiomatic, sarcasm) To take credit or blame for a particular outcome or circumstance.
- The years we spent together were the worst years of of my life. You can take a bow.
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Translations
to accept applause at the end of a performance