cap in hand

cap in hand
((with) cap (или hat) in hand)
униженно, смиренно, подобострастно, в роли просителя (обыкн. употр. с гл. to come и to go)

Old-Guard Republicans complained that their proud party was begging for office, hat in hand... (S. Lewis, ‘It Can't Happen Here’, ch. 4) — Старая гвардия республиканцев жаловалась, что их гордая партия оказалась в положении бедного просителя...

You know how many times we have heard of judges going with cap in hand to beg favour from some political boss... (U. Sinclair, ‘Boston’, vol. II, ch. XVI) — Вы знаете, как часто мы слыхали о судьях, которые с шапкой в руках шли выпрашивать милостей у какого-нибудь политического босса...

Very rightly Eliot stood on his dignity, and wasn't going hat in hand to any editor. (R. Aldington, ‘Life for Life's Sake’, ch. 15) — Элиот всегда держался с достоинством и терпеть не мог заискивать перед издателем.

No more war, no more war, but a world of brotherhood. But we won't get it by asking with cap in hand, it won't be given to us; we've got to struggle for it, every second of the day and night. (J. Lindsay, ‘We Shall Return’, ch. X) — Довольно, хватит войн. Мы стремимся к братству. Но мы добьемся этого не смиренными просьбами, а ежедневной, ежечасной борьбой.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Cap in hand — Cap Cap (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape, hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: Capa, quia quasi totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum. See 3d {Cape}, and cf. 1st… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cap in hand — ► cap in hand humbly asking for a favour. Main Entry: ↑cap …   English terms dictionary

  • cap in hand — phrasal : respectfully, submissively, obsequiously * * * cap in hand 1. Submissively 2. Supplicatingly • • • Main Entry: ↑cap * * * cap (or hat) in hand …   Useful english dictionary

  • cap in hand —    If you do something cap in hand, you ask for something in a very respectful manner.     They went to the teacher, cap in hand, and asked for more time to complete their project …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cap in hand — adverb In a humble and respectful manner No longer were we required to go cap in hand to the banks if we wanted money, they were coming to us …   Wiktionary

  • cap in hand (N. Amer. hat in hand) — humbly asking for a favour. → cap …   English new terms dictionary

  • cap in hand — phrasal in a respectful, humble, or sometimes fearful manner …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • go cap in hand (to somebody) — go cap in ˈhand (to sb) idiom (BrE) (US go hat in ˈhand) to ask sb for sth, especially money, in a very polite way that makes you seem less important • There s no way he ll go cap in hand to his brother …   Useful english dictionary

  • come cap in hand — come/go cap in hand British, American & Australian, American to ask someone for money or help in a way which makes you feel ashamed. I had to go cap in hand to my parents again to ask for some money. (often + to) …   New idioms dictionary

  • go cap in hand — come/go cap in hand British, American & Australian, American to ask someone for money or help in a way which makes you feel ashamed. I had to go cap in hand to my parents again to ask for some money. (often + to) …   New idioms dictionary

  • go cap in hand to someone — phrase to ask someone to give you something, especially money, in a way that makes you feel ashamed Thesaurus: to ask someone to give you somethingsynonym Main entry: cap …   Useful english dictionary


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