here's to

Idioms

One salutes someone or something. For example, Here's to Bill on his retirement, or Here's to the new project. This phrase, nearly always used as a toast to someone or something, is a shortening of here's a health to and has been so used since the late 1500s. Shakespeare had it in Romeo and Juliet (5:3): “Here's to my Love.”

Example Sentences

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"So each to their own and here's to a great Festival wherever you may be watching!"

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

This week’s show is the season finale and the penultimate episode left lots of things in the air, so here’s to hoping all the loose ends get tied up.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024

“We love you and here’s to many more to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023

So here’s to Magic being more like Condi and less like Fergie.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2023

“Yes, here's to you, Prop!'' Scipio said, now also raising his glass. “

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

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