| 单词 | cap in hand |
| 释义 | cap in handphrase [PHRASE after verb] See full dictionary entry for capIf you go cap in hand to someone, you ask them very humbly to give you something or to do something foryou. [informal] The country might eventually be forced to go cap in hand to the International MonetaryFund. cap in hand in British Englishhumbly, as when asking a favour cap in handvery humbly and respectfully. The usual American expression is hat in hand. On holiday, if you rely on cash and lose the lot, you could end up going cap in handto the nearest British consulate. cap in hand in American Englishhumbly; in supplication He went to his father cap in hand and begged his forgiveness Examples of 'cap in hand' in a sentence |
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