hand it to

phrase

: to give credit to : concede the excellence of
I have to hand it to him. He did a wonderful job.

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However, the department did hand it to the teens for at least avoiding a DUI. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 But one of the world’s elite scorers handed it to Bruno Guimarães. Sean Gregory, Time, 6 July 2026 The delivery driver checked the contents and address through an order on WhatsApp on his smartphone, handed it to del Valle, then sped off to his next delivery. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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“Hand it to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20it%20to. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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