have (got) to hand it to sb
C2 If you say you have (got) to hand it to someone you mean that they have been very successful or skilful:
I mean you've got to hand it to her, she's brought up those three children all on her own.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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