pass it on

idiom

: to tell other people something that one has been told

Everyone's invited to the party. Pass it on!

Examples of pass it on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Even in the 20th century, silver still dazzled on the tables of those who could afford it, and a woman might inherit her mother or grandmother’s service and then pass it on to her own daughter in due time. —

Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2024 When Black Americans were enslaved, families had essentially no ability to accumulate property or wealth or pass it on to their children. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pass it on

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