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Release or relinquish to another's possession or control. For example, You may as well hand over the money, or He decided to hand the store over to his children. [c. 1800] For a synonym, see TURN OVER, def. 5.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): hand something over
to give something (to someone); to relinquish something (to someone); to turn something over (to someone). • Come on, John! Hand over my wallet. • Please hand this over to the guard., Phrase(s): 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!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs