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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

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

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

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

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

"Sometimes they're more sneaky. Try hand it to you in secret, make sure no-one notices."

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Why can he not simply hand it to me sometime during the day, instead of making a great secret of it outside the shop?

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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