シャッポを脱ぬぐ

expression, godan verb (-gu)

concede defeat; surrender; take one's hat off (to someone)

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to take off one's hat', used figuratively to mean admitting defeat or showing respect for someone's superiority. The literal sense is also possible in contexts where a hat is actually removed.

• 彼かれの実じつ力りょくにはシャッポを脱ぬぐしかない。

  I have no choice but to take my hat off to his ability.

• あのチームの強つよさには、さすがにシャッポを脱ぬいだ。

  I really had to concede defeat in the face of that team's strength.