pass on
Idioms-
See pass away .
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Transfer something, as in Sign the card and then pass it on to the others , or Grandpa passed his tools on to his favorite grandson . Also see pass the torch .
Example Sentences
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“I’ll tell my mother that you were just a friend who wanted to pass on condolences. That’s right, isn’t it? I’m sorry—did you say you were a friend?”
From Literature
“These price jumps are threatening if the prices for the main raw material cannot be passed on to customers via product prices,” said the spokesman, Markus Bosch.
They, too, gather news from relatives and neighbours so it can be passed on to family abroad when they are able to connect, she says.
From BBC
Knight said that, while there was a contract clause that allowed this, it was unfairly rigged as price drops were not passed on to customers.
From BBC
Anderson Cooper also passed on signing a new deal with “60 Minutes,” where he has been a correspondent since 2007.
From Los Angeles Times
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