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Definition 2024
take_a_bow
take a bow
English
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.
- (idiomatic) To accept praise, as performers in a theater at the end of their act
- (idiomatic) To end performance; to leave
Antonyms
Translations
to accept applause at the end of a performance
See also
- Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take