Cap in hand
Meaning: Holding one’s cap instead of wearing it. It is a sign of respect from somebody in the lower classes when speaking to or addressing a social superior.
Use age: Retired workers should not have to go cap in hand to ask for supplementary allowances.
Meaning: Holding one’s cap instead of wearing it. It is a sign of respect from somebody in the lower classes when speaking to or addressing a social superior.
Use age: Retired workers should not have to go cap in hand to ask for supplementary allowances.
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