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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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"I think print media is incredibly open. You can hand it to someone, you can read it together," 40-year-old photographer Obara said, calling mobile phones "very insular".

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

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

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

Back in the truck, I hand it to Ray.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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