hand it to

To say that someone did a really good job and deserves praise for it.

"You have to hand it to her — she finished the marathon despite injuring her ankle."

Hear it in context

Operating Systems: Crash Course Computer Science #18

CrashCourse · 0:18

and hand it to a dedicated

Russell's Rebrand

Kurtis Conner · 8:41

I got to hand it to him.

Something Very Strange Is Happening To London

Evan Edinger · 8:57

You got to hand it to him.

Ron's Office seeing a LOT of action in Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation · 2:48

I got to hand it to Michael.

Columbo Cries Wolf | Episode Recap | Columbo

Columbo · 0:15

I got to hand it to you.

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