do the honors

idiom

: to do the actions performed by a host or hostess

My mother cooks a big turkey for Thanksgiving every year, and when it comes to carving, my father does the honors at the table.

The Ambassador did the honors by introducing the guest speaker.

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But with Osborne passing before Lewandowski could rerecord his signature mandolin solo, Ellis was recruited to do the honors. —

Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024 Reba McEntire told Jennifer Hudson that she is fired up to host the ACM Awards for the 17th time on May 16th, especially after watching Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks do the honors last year. —

Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2024 At one of her July Eras shows in Kansas City, the musician unveiled a music video for the track starring Taylor Lautner and Joey King, both of whom joined her onstage to help do the honors. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024 So asking Mayer to do the honors more than made sense. —

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