pass the torch (on)

:  move, proceed, go

:  to go away :  depart

:  die

:  a means (such as an opening, road, or channel) by which a barrier may be passed or access to a place may be gained

:  a low place in a mountain range

:  a position to be held usually against odds

:  realization

:  the act or an instance of passing :  passage

:  a usually distressing or bad state of affairs

: passenger

:  a burning stick of resinous wood or twist of tow used to give light and usually carried in the hand :  flambeau

:  something (such as tradition, wisdom, or knowledge) likened to a torch as giving light or guidance

:  any of various portable devices for emitting an unusually hot flame — compare blowtorch

:  to set fire to with or as if with a torch