hand it to
The phrase "hand it to" is often used in informal contexts to give credit or acknowledgment to someone for their achievements or efforts.
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Definition
C1Informal
(negative, criticism)To criticize or reprimand someone harshly.
Example
- She handed it to him for being late again.
- He really handed it to me after I messed up the project.
B2Informal
(praise, acknowledgment)To give credit or praise to someone for their achievement or effort.
Example
- You have to hand it to her; she built that cabin herself.
- I gotta hand it to you; these decorations turned out really well!
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hand it to":
hand overhand someone his headgive it to someonehand outhand downslip it tohand offgive someone a handin handlay hands oncome to handhand over handdeal a handpass aroundtell it to the handput one's hands onlet someone have itthrow handshave it awayhave ittake something togive overon someone's handsgive the birdtalk to the handextend one's handhold tohold withpass along