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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Wealthy people have long used trusts to stash their money and pass it on to the next generation.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Once one player used up their life, they were meant to pass it on.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Congress should pass it on the basis of self-preservation alone; the justices lately have seemed all too happy to take over increasing shares of the other branches’ powers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
That left the party without enough support to pass it on their own.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
Once one player used up their life, they were meant to pass it on.
—Joseph Bien-Kahn, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Congress should pass it on the basis of self-preservation alone; the justices lately have seemed all too happy to take over increasing shares of the other branches’ powers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 July 2024
That left the party without enough support to pass it on their own.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2024
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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