hand someone or something over (to someone or something)

hand someone or something over (to someone or something)
hand someone or something over(to someone or something)
to deliver someone or something to someone or a group; to relinquish someone or something to someone or a group. •

The kidnappers handed the child over to the gobetween.

All right, hand over the hostage!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hand */*/*/ — I UK [hænd] / US noun Word forms hand : singular hand plural hands 1) [countable] the part of your body at the end of each arm that you use for picking up and holding things Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise. have/hold… …   English dictionary

  • hand*/*/*/ — [hænd] noun I 1) [C] the part of your body at the end of each arm that you use for holding things Mrs Bennet put her hands over her ears to shut out the noise.[/ex] The park was full of young couples holding hands (= holding each other s… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • hand — noun 1》 the end part of the arm beyond the wrist, including the palm, fingers, and thumb.     ↘[as modifier] operated by or held in the hand.     ↘[as modifier or in combination] done or made manually. 2》 a pointer on a clock or watch indicating… …   English new terms dictionary

  • hand over — phrasal verb Word forms hand over : present tense I/you/we/they hand over he/she/it hands over present participle handing over past tense handed over past participle handed over 1) [transitive] to give something to someone by holding it in your… …   English dictionary

  • hand over — verb to surrender someone or something to another (Freq. 5) the guard delivered the criminal to the police render up the prisoners render the town to the enemy fork over the money • Syn: ↑fork over, ↑fork out, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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