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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For the team at Konami, Delta serves as both an easy way to reignite the series’ torch and pass it on to the next generation of creators.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Employers will need to decide whether to absorb this extra cost as part of employee benefits or pass it on to the worker.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Listener agents collect real-time data, meaning extractors interpret it, alert generators prioritize it and decision agents pass it on to marketing teams or escalate to human reviewers.
—Dr. Chiranjiv Roy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Although some businesses may absorb the tax themselves, others will have to pass it on to American consumers.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
Employers will need to decide whether to absorb this extra cost as part of employee benefits or pass it on to the worker.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Listener agents collect real-time data, meaning extractors interpret it, alert generators prioritize it and decision agents pass it on to marketing teams or escalate to human reviewers.
—Dr. Chiranjiv Roy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Although some businesses may absorb the tax themselves, others will have to pass it on to American consumers.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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