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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When the price of these products go up, retailers are likely to pass it on to consumers.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Even if the bill eventually gets out of committee, Johnson still doesn't have the votes to pass it on the floor next week.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 May 2025
No immediate plans to sell the company or pass it on to successors?
—Ray Titus, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While brand-name drugs are not at the same risk of shortage, tariffs will likely set off a fight about whether to eat the cost increase or pass it on to patients.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Even if the bill eventually gets out of committee, Johnson still doesn't have the votes to pass it on the floor next week.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 May 2025
No immediate plans to sell the company or pass it on to successors?
—Ray Titus, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While brand-name drugs are not at the same risk of shortage, tariffs will likely set off a fight about whether to eat the cost increase or pass it on to patients.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pass it on
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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