hand it to someone

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hand it to someone

verb hands it to someone · handing it to someone · handed it to someone

  1. idiomatic To give somebody credit or praise. You have to hand it to him for finishing such a big project so quickly.

    Similar: give it to someone

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verb give somebody credit or praise

Españolconcedérselo
中文稱讚 /称赞 chēngzàn, 讚揚 /赞扬 zànyáng

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@misc{hand_it_to_someone_2026,
  title = {hand it to someone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand%20it%20to%20someone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}