have to hand it to

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to say that sb deserves praise for sth

   I have to hand it to you, Mr. Sosa.

In the movies · 10

• - I've got to hand it to you. - For what?Sons of the Desert1933
• You sure got to hand it to those commies.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
• The Widow offered her up at no extra charge.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• I have to hand it to you, Mr. Kovaks, you were right.Tower Heist2011
• I have to hand it to you, Mr. Sosa.Scarface1983
• Did you have a hand in this?Ocean's Eleven2001
• Aah. You have cold hands.Crazy, Stupid, Love.2011
• You have tiny hands.Love and Monsters2020

Learn it in full scenes

• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964
  • Major Kong's Pep Talk
  • General Turgidson Dodges Calls
  • Mandrake Confronts General Ripper

From the same entry

• all hands on deck
• at hand
• at the hands of
• be good with your hands
• bind hand and foot
• by hand
• fall into hands hands of
• first hand
• get your hands dirty
• hand in glove
• hand in hand

More idioms

• with your bare hands
• on the streets
• away from home
• out of business
• how would you like it
• and so forth
• keep your head down
• put out of your mind
• a different ball game
• a fact of life
• a matter of hours
• be glued to