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cap in hand

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cap in hand expr	figurative, informal (in a humble or needy way)	humildemente adv
		con humildad loc adv
	Business owners affected by the pandemic were forced to apply, cap in hand, for government handouts.
	Los dueños de negocios afectados por la pandemia se vieron forzados a pedir, humildemente, la ayuda financiera del gobierno.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
go cap in hand v expr	figurative (beg, ask for [sth]) (figurado, pedir)	pasar la gorra, pedir limosna loc verb
		pedir⇒, implorar⇒, suplicar⇒ vtr
go cap in hand to [sb] v expr	figurative (beg, ask for [sth])	pedir limosna a loc verb

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