here's to

Idioms  

1. 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.”

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Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“Our hearts go out to everyone affected and here’s to hoping more productions follow suit and come back to Los Angeles to shoot,” he said in his statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

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

With that in mind, here’s to the next big event that rallies the community.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023

“Here’s to the Minister of Poisonwood. And here’s to his five wives!”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver