passed the baton
idiom
: to pass job and responsibility on to another
The chef recently passed the baton to her young assistant.
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Yet the project was short-lived, and Washington soon passed the baton of economic integration to the Europeans themselves.
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
At that point, Spits passed the baton across the Atlantic.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
That second-generation leader in 2023 passed the baton as CEO to his own son Vansen, who is 40 years of age this year; Michael is 68.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And while its not a change that's in the immediate future, just as Sallie’s father passed the baton to them, Megan’s daughter intends to carry on the Clater’s tradition.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
At that point, Spits passed the baton across the Atlantic.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
That second-generation leader in 2023 passed the baton as CEO to his own son Vansen, who is 40 years of age this year; Michael is 68.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And while its not a change that's in the immediate future, just as Sallie’s father passed the baton to them, Megan’s daughter intends to carry on the Clater’s tradition.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Passed the baton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passed%20the%20baton. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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