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Meaning of put one's hands up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To raise one's hands.
To surrender.
To confess or admit (to something).
colloquial

Examples

“OK, I'll put my hands up to stealing the car, but not to robbing the off-licence.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

put one's head above the parapet put one's head in the sand put one's heart in put one's house in order put one's household in order put one's mind to it