hand it to

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

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

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Larry Dabney got up next and said he heard a shot and saw me with a gun right after, saw me hand it to some people, including Loretta, and a few minutes later saw me hide the gun in a hole in the seat.

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Yet you have to hand it to McCartney, whose face bore a dusting of silvery stubble on Friday: As predetermined as this audience was to have a good time, he was tapped into the energy of a musician making minute-to-minute decisions.

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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.

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Maybe you do, indeed, have to hand it to Fox News reporter Peter Doocy.

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Related Words

• acclaim 
• applaud 
• celebrate 
• commend 
• eulogize 
• exalt 
• glorify 
• laud 
• praise