take a bow

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Verb	1.	take a bow - acknowledge praise or accept credit; "They finally took a bow for what they did" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
	2.	take a bow - acknowledge applause by inclining the head, as of an artist after a performance bow - bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"

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