do the honors

Idioms  

1. Act as a host or hostess, performing introductions and otherwise attending to guests. For example, At home Mary leaves it to Bill to do the honors when they have guests. This expression uses honors in the sense of “courtesy.” [Mid-1600s]

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do the honors

If you thought that meant the cast of “Veep” would do the honors for the top comedy award, Annie Murphy’s appearance alongside the Levys quickly zapped that idea.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024

Because Cardinale won’t be in New York this week, Squitieri will do the honors.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

Representatives of both organizations, including former NFL players Rocky Bleier and John Banaszak, will do the honors.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

These spots are all acceptable to use if you’re taking the picture yourself or asking a kind passerby to do the honors.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021

As for a name, they have decided to let Ashima’s grandmother, who is past eighty now, who has named each of her other six great-grandchildren in the world, do the honors.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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