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sign over

Idioms  

  1. Legally dispose of or make over to a different owner, as in She signed over nearly all of her property to the church. [Early 1700s]

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Last week, Kinney, Drazba and Gene Stilp, another longtime foe, drove to the plant gate and stuck a homemade “NO T.M.I. RESTART” sign over the facility’s new corporate name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

This Moneyist reader wrote to say her brother was putting pressure on their mother to sign over the house.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

The kid who once stood outside the Rose Bowl holding a sign over his head that read, “One day I will play here!” did more than appear inside the storied stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

They state that Mr Grünbaum was forced by the Nazis to sign over power of attorney to his wife while he was in a concentration camp in around 1938.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

He read our sign over Uncle Grady, and his old pink eyes narrowed.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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