tip your hat to somebody
tip your cap to somebody

He tipped his cap to Allie and then opened the back door for them.

"I can't remember when I've tipped my cap after giving up five runs," he said.

The chauffeur tipped his cap to her and held open the door.

He nodded, tipped his cap and walked into the house.

He tipped his cap and moved on to the next trailer.

But however much the academy may have tipped its cap to the old, it also recognized the new.

He tipped his cap to her and ran around to open the trunk.

One of them even tipped his cap to a woman in the front rank.

But I tip my cap to them for what they've done.

He stood a moment longer, then tipped his cap to me.