Meaning of HATS OFF TO YOU - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles #shorts

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So in English we have a saying, "hats off to you" and we say this when you've done something
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that we really respect or you've accomplished something and we're really impressed with
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you.
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So let's think of a good example, maybe you have been studying English really, really
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hard this week.
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And maybe you have just taken an English test and you passed it.
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I would say, "Hats off to you!'
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Now, you don't actually need a hat to use this saying and you don't actually have to
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take a hat off if you say, "Hats off to you!", to someone.
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But this is a very common English saying.
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If someone was to say, "My football team just won the town championship!"
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You would say, "Hats off to you!"
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Again you don't actually need a hat but, "Hats off to you for winning the championship!"
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I really hope you guys are studying hard and hats off to you for learning English.
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