pass it on
idiom
: to tell other people something that one has been told
Everyone's invited to the party. Pass it on!
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Fingertip-to-fingertip touching is the new hugging, pass it on.
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
We’re born with the capacity to learn how to produce and how to understand language, and pass it on culturally from one generation to the next.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The importer may absorb the higher cost or pass it on to consumers through higher prices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Nov. 2024
Some children may still become sick with rotavirus and pass it on to parents, siblings, peers, and other relatives.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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Aj Willingham, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
We’re born with the capacity to learn how to produce and how to understand language, and pass it on culturally from one generation to the next.
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
The importer may absorb the higher cost or pass it on to consumers through higher prices.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Nov. 2024
Some children may still become sick with rotavirus and pass it on to parents, siblings, peers, and other relatives.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pass it on
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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