do the honors
Example Sentences
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If you thought that meant the cast of “Veep” would do the honors for the top comedy award, Annie Murphy’s appearance alongside the Levys quickly zapped that idea.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2024
It was actually Gourde, who skated over to center ice to do the honors, looking bemused.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Let me do the honors: Everyone at the table gets a little wooden box, inside of which await a fancy black bib and matching plastic gloves.
From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023
A woman at the next table, overhearing the waiter, suggested that her companion, an opera singer, could do the honors.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2022
She almost asked Percy to do the honors with Riptide, but before she could, he said, “Bacchus mentioned something about my voyage being harder than I expected. Not sure why—” The chamber groaned.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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