to hand

Idioms  

1. Also, at hand . Nearby, accessible, as in I don't have the right tools to hand but asked her to get them for me . [c. 1300]

2. Also, in hand . In one's possession, as in He had their letter to hand , or She had the money in hand . The first term dates from the mid-1700s, the second from about 1200. Also see hand to hand .

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Example Sentences

Bridges had long been burnt after the Swede went on strike in an attempt to force through a move to Anfield as Liverpool supporters repeatedly urged Newcastle to "hand him over" during a dramatic 3-2 win.

From BBC

The nereid made no move to hand Mal over.

From Literature

“Then you wait. You wait for someone to hand you a message to encipher. At that point you’ll need to pick a starting position and message key—six letters.”

From Literature

Companies are attempting to quantify what is qualitative; the rigid system for studying medicine that arose in the aftermath of World War II, the system that allows for insurance to be billed, the system that allows doctors to hand buttoned-up skeptics a prescription and assure them that they are making a rational choice is fundamentally at odds with psychedelics’ meandering strangeness.

From Slate

That makes it all the more strange that the Brits are moving forward with a deal to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, where Diego Garcia is located, to the country of Mauritius.

From The Wall Street Journal