hand over phrasal verb ( see also ↑ hand )
1 . hand something ↔ over to give something to someone with your hand, especially because they have asked for it or should have it:
The soldiers were ordered to hand over their guns.
hand something ↔ over to
He handed the phone over to me.
2 . to give someone power or responsibility over something which you used to be in charge of
hand something ↔ over (to somebody)
On his retirement, he handed the business over to his son.
Political control has been handed over to religious leaders.
hand over to
Now she feels the time has come to hand over to someone else.