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Synonyms

hand it to

Idioms  
  1. Give credit to, congratulate, as in You've got to hand it to her; she knows what she's doing. [c. 1900]


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We don’t have to hand it to him either, but it’s a good question and the answer is now becoming apparent.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

You have to hand it to college football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Even the lone remaining bear on Wall Street had to hand it to Seagate.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

All around him, workers are cutting the leather into the right shape to hand it to the machinist.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

I hand it to the female officer and she—Martinez, according to her name tag —pulls out her iPhone.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

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