handing in

Giving to authority

Handing in is submitting something to an authority or institution: She's handing in her resignation tomorrow, Students must hand in their essays by Friday.

The phrase implies a formal transfer—you hand in homework to a teacher, a badge to a supervisor, paperwork to an office.

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white flag · deadline · assignment · due date · drop box · project · file · document · form · cover letter · relinquish · give in · give up · yielding · two weeks notice · notice period · report · turning in

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Opposites
submission vs. retention

handing inkeeping

Holding in custody

retaining · withholding · keeping back · hoarding · pocketing

delivery vs. retrieval

handing intaking back

Reclaiming something given away

retrieving · picking up · collecting · receiving · reclaiming

compliance vs. defiance

handing inholding back

Preventing forward movement

dodging · shirking · skipping

Family

hand, handing, hands, handed, handy, handily, handiness, handful, handle

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G