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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]

Example Sentences

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You have to hand it to college football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

She says she still struggles to believe she really has a child and wishes she could "take this moment and hand it to my 15-year-old self, sitting in that GP surgery".

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

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

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

They continued their shared joy as he then walked back over to his family to hand it to his young son, Lincoln, who was celebrating his upcoming 10th birthday.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

I’m still beaming when I hand it to the guy collecting them at the back of the theater.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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