Usually means: Seeking help with humility, deference.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. hat in hand: Merriam-Webster
  2. hat in hand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. hat in hand: Collins English Dictionary
  4. hat in hand: Wiktionary
  5. hat in hand: Dictionary.com
  6. hat in hand: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. hat in hand: Legal dictionary
  2. hat in hand: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hat in hand: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. hat in hand: Medical dictionary

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  1. hat in hand: Idioms

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adverb:  (idiomatic) With humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.

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