Grammar fix
hand yourself in
report to police
To go to the police and allow them to arrest you for a crime.
phrasal verb
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The man handed himself in at a police station in south London.
There was a hit-and-run near my old school, and the driver handed himself in a couple of days later. It was all over the local news.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: She handed in herself to the police.
Say: She handed herself in to the police.
Put the reflexive pronoun between 'hand' and 'in'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Go to the police and confess
Which regionAmericanBritish
turn yourself inCommon everywhere; the usual choice in American English.give upSurrender after hiding, resisting, or trying to escape.
hand yourself inYou're here · Especially British: voluntarily report to the police for arrest.