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pass the torch

idiom

To transfer responsibility.


Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    carry a torch

    To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.

  2. 02

    come to pass

    To happen; to occur.

  3. 03

    hard pass

    An unequivocal rejection with no possibility of a later change of mind.

  4. 04

    let this cup pass from me

    An appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.

  5. 05

    pass away

    To die.

  6. 06

    pass muster

    To meet or exceed a particular standard.

  7. 07

    pass on

    To die.

  8. 08

    pass the bottle of smoke

    To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.

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