hand it to

phrase

: to give credit to : concede the excellence of
I have to hand it to him. He did a wonderful job.

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The victim appears to remove his wristwatch and hand it to one of the men, who then entered a gray Honda sedan and drove away. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 In many orthopedics practices, medical assistants fill out a single-page paper form with the relevant patient information and hand it to the doctor. — Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026 When Pissenem’s rival club Space closed in 2016, the Matutes handed it to him. — Max Marshall, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand it to

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hand it to was in 1901

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“Hand it to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20it%20to. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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