I have to hand it to



I/You have to hand it to somebody

something that you say which means that you admire someone's achievement or you admire a quality in someone, even if you do not admire everything about that person I don't especially like the man, but you've got to hand it to him, he's brave.
See also: hand, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nestore-Italian
JÓSka-Hungarian
JarosŁAwayah-raw-SWAH-vahPolish
AtÍLio-Portuguese
Milligan['miligən]
Thornton['θɔ:ntən]