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hand it to someone

hand it to someone verb: to give somebody credit or praise.

Verb

hand it to someone (third-person singular simple present hands it to someone, present participle handing it to someone, simple past and past participle 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.

Synonyms of hand it to someone

Forms of hand it to someone

third-person singular presenthands it to someone
present participlehanding it to someone
past participlehanded it to someone
pasthanded it to someone

Questions about hand it to someone

What does hand it to someone mean?
Hand it to someone means to give somebody credit or praise.
What part of speech is hand it to someone?
Hand it to someone is a verb.
What is the past tense of hand it to someone?
The past tense of hand it to someone is handed it to someone.

Words near hand it to someone in the dictionary

  1. hand in one's checks
  2. hand in one's dinner pail
  3. hand in the cookie jar
  4. hand it out
  5. hand it to
  6. hand it to someone
  7. hand jive
  8. hand jives
  9. hand job
  10. hand jobs
  11. hand knit

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