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do the honors

verb as in host

verb as in officiate

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Cassiopeia did the honors of slipping the note beneath the door, as she was closest to the ground.

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But when he didn’t, third base umpire Tripp Gibson did the honors of ejecting him from the game.

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You could go to a florist or floral designer and pay them to do the honors.

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So his fellow business titans did the honors without him.

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When it came time to introduce Clive Davis to the stage, actor Tom Hanks did the honors.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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