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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No immediate plans to sell the company or pass it on to successors?
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Ray Titus, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While brand-name drugs are not at the same risk of shortage, tariffs will likely set off a fight about whether to eat the cost increase or pass it on to patients.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Businesses have to absorb this or pass it on to the consumers.
—Matt Fleming, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Apple would have to decide whether to eat the additional cost of the tariffs or pass it on to customers by increasing the price of its products.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ray Titus, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While brand-name drugs are not at the same risk of shortage, tariffs will likely set off a fight about whether to eat the cost increase or pass it on to patients.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Businesses have to absorb this or pass it on to the consumers.
—Matt Fleming, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Apple would have to decide whether to eat the additional cost of the tariffs or pass it on to customers by increasing the price of its products.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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