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]
take a bow
| Idioms: take a bow |
| WordNet: take a bow |
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The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
acknowledge praise or accept credit
Meaning #2:
acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance
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