Jan 14, 2020 · I've heard 'hand off' in its sporting usage, but didn't realise that the transitive multi-word verb (known by many as a transitive 'phrasal verb') hand off is used in the States where hand over is …

Aug 18, 2015 · Handing something over tends to be more abstract. You would hand something over to the police, but you would hand it to a policeman. The difference is in the immediacy that is lost when …

Feb 10, 2021 · If you hand something over to someone, you pass it to them. When you hand over someone such as a prisoner to someone else, you give the control of and responsibility for them to …

Feb 13, 2014 · Hand in / hand out seem literally to mean opposite things. However, thanks to the rich idiomatic nature of the English language, both these seemingly opposite expressions can mean the …

Hand off your watch! Similarly, defense attorneys don't hand off papers to the prosecution, they hand them over. However, hand off implies an interaction between two people with a common goal. Also, …

Jan 18, 2010 · We I would like to hand over something to somebody, could I say: I am in the process of handing over (X) to SB or I should say: I am in the process of hand over (X) to SB. which one is more …

Mar 28, 2015 · It's an idiom. put your hand on your heart (TFD) if you can put your hand on your heart and say something, you can say it knowing that it is the truth I couldn't put my hand on my heart and …

Jul 6, 2015 · Hi all, I've searched the fórum already, and there are a few discussions about this subject already, but I can't seem to fit the responses to my particular question; that's why I am opening up …

Mar 29, 2014 · I would say that hand over is a neutral way of speaking. Turn over might be used when someone emphasises the undesirability (from his or her point of view) of being turned over to the police.

Dec 17, 2013 · It does suggest that, Gandalf. "Hand over" is used most often in sentences where somebody has been ordered or forced to relinquish something. A robber might say "Hand over your …