turned the phone over to vs handed the phone over to him

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Turned the phone over to' implies physically rotating the phone to show or give it to someone, while 'handed the phone over to him' implies giving the phone to someone directly. The choice between the two depends on the specific action you want to convey.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 1407 views

turned the phone over to

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to physically rotating the phone to show or give it to someone.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the action of turning the phone around before giving it to someone. It implies a physical movement.

Examples:

She turned the phone over to show me the back cover.
He turned the phone over to inspect the screen on the other side.

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Now hand the phone over to the cops.
She answered one of our calls and handed the phone over to claudette, who tried to get us to come in, with you as the big catch.
I had the phone over my chest.
Get that phone over to Jin asap.
Here's the list of vacancies, use the phones over there.
Hang on, I'll pass you over, so Eno passed the phone over to David and David said, Hello, we're here in...
I've got to get this phone over to Ashley at t'farm.
Your daughter's tablet must have been infected, and it spread to the phone over your home's wi-fi.
Did you see anyone using the phone over here?
Security's turned the case over to the police.
We turned the information over to the Minneapolis P.D.
I turned the case over to robbery division.
So you turned the job over to a 15-year-old boy.
Chicago PD's turned the homicide investigation over to us.
It's time we turned the child over to the captain.
They turned the phone off already, and she hadn't charged her cell, so...
I turned the phones off. I couldn't listen to them ring anymore.
Still, because the phone and the picture Were turned over to the police,
Pick up the phone and walk over to them.
By the time he had turned the reins over to his son Brant in 1990, Stay Rites were in 28 states.

Alternatives:

flipped the phone over to
rotated the phone to show
showed the other side of the phone to
presented the phone with the back facing
displayed the reverse side of the phone to

handed the phone over to him

This phrase is correct and commonly used when giving the phone directly to someone.

This phrase is used when you want to emphasize the action of physically passing the phone to someone. It implies a direct transfer of possession.

Examples:

She handed the phone over to him so he could make the call.
He handed the phone over to the receptionist at the front desk.

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She answered one of our calls and handed the phone over to claudette, who tried to get us to come in, with you as the big catch.
Now hand the phone over to the cops.
I had the phone over my chest.
Get that phone over to Jin asap.
Here's the list of vacancies, use the phones over there.
Hang on, I'll pass you over, so Eno passed the phone over to David and David said, Hello, we're here in...
I've got to get this phone over to Ashley at t'farm.
I just handed the cards over to the captain.
The Socialist Party had a majority but it handed the government over to the nationalists.
I thought he handed the investigation over to D.C. Art Crimes.
And I got scared because I knew she carried heat, but I had already handed the phone off to Shane.
Your daughter's tablet must have been infected, and it spread to the phone over your home's wi-fi.
Did you see anyone using the phone over here?
You never told me Bennett Herreshoff handed the investigation over to the SEC a year ago.
He handed the situation over to us. No, he said...
Gabriel would be very upset if I handed the book over to you.
I should have just handed the reins over to you and moved out of the way.
After their analysis, Convar handed the results over to the FBI.
So we handed the lorry and the plainer over to the professionals.
Chief, I handed the murder over to major crimes a month ago.

Alternatives:

gave the phone to him
passed the phone over to him
transferred the phone to him
delivered the phone to him
offered the phone to him

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turned the phone over to vs handed the phone over to him