The manager will pass the torch to her assistant next month.
pass the torch
idiomTo transfer responsibility.
After thirty years of running the family business, the owner decided it was time to pass the torch to his daughter.
The retiring professor prepared to pass the torch to his most promising student, trusting her to continue his life's work with the same dedication.
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carry a torch
To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated.
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come to pass
To happen; to occur.
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hard pass
An unequivocal rejection with no possibility of a later change of mind.
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let this cup pass from me
An appeal to God or another authority to take away one's present or future suffering.
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pass away
To die.
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pass muster
To meet or exceed a particular standard.
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pass on
To die.
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pass the bottle of smoke
To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.