pass it on
idiom
: to tell other people something that one has been told
Everyone's invited to the party. Pass it on!
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How quickly the price of a tomato will change at the grocery store, if at all, is unclear, with uncertainty around whether Mexican producers and other stakeholders will factor the tax into their costs or pass it on to the consumer.
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David Shortell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
The importer may absorb the higher cost or pass it on to consumers through higher prices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Companies would either try absorbing the expense, which means a drop in revenue, or pass it on to consumers, possibly triggering an upward shock in prices.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
That would allow the third pitcher to inherit a save situation and pass it on to the next pitcher.
—Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
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David Shortell, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
The importer may absorb the higher cost or pass it on to consumers through higher prices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Companies would either try absorbing the expense, which means a drop in revenue, or pass it on to consumers, possibly triggering an upward shock in prices.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
That would allow the third pitcher to inherit a save situation and pass it on to the next pitcher.
—Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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