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
“We kept talking about getting married,” she said, and during Eloise’s third birthday party, their friend, the Rev. Julia Macy Offinger, an Episcopal priest, offered to do the honors.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022
But frankly, any pathos would have been hard to sustain once we got a look at the absurdly enormous orange dress Carrie wore to do the honors.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2022
“If you put something in here — Miss California, will you do the honors, please?”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
