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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“Hand it to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20it%20to. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.

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