Hand over dollar and cede control (4,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
pass the buck
'hand over' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pass the buck that I've seen before include "Disclaim responsibility" , "Slope shoulders" , "Maybe pay with dollar" , "avoid duty" , "back out of it?" .)