# deliver up to

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/deliver-up-to
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To hand over or surrender (something or someone) to.

## Examples

- The thief had to deliver up the stolen money to the police.
- The soldiers were ordered to deliver up their weapons to the commander before entering the camp.
- After the long siege, the defeated governor felt he had no choice but to deliver up the keys to the city to his rival.

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