pass (something) down

idiom

: to give (something) to a younger person especially within the same family

She will pass her diamond ring down to her niece.

It's a family recipe passed down from my great-grandmother.

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Recent Examples on the Web The eldest Gates sibling, who has made time to pass down her passion for horses to her young daughter, also recently graduated from medical school. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024 Related Video Joey King and Nicole Kidman Talk Moulin Rouge!, Horton Hears a Who!, and Zac Efron in an Episode of Off the Cuff Mahtani hopes that people will pass down her homeware pieces, like heirlooms, in the same way that sentimental jewelry is also passed down through generations. —

Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 16 July 2024 The director of Episode 3, Geeta Vasant Patel, confirmed that three of these eggs will eventually pass down to Daenerys. —

Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 15 July 2024 Families often pass down bad money management practices. —

R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 14 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pass (something) down

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