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hand down from (someone) to (one)
To yield or give something to a younger person, often a relative. A noun or pronoun can be used between "hand" and "down." I always have to wear the clothes that have been handed down from my older sisters to me. Grandma hopes that we will hand down her recipes from generation to generation after she passes away.
See also: down, hand
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hand something down from someone to someone
to pass something down through many generations. I hope we can make it a tradition to hand this down from generation to generation. My descendants will hand down this watch from generation to generation.
See also: down, hand
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- arrange for
- arrange for some time
- arrange some music for
- rescue from
- rescue from (someone or something)
- identify with
- involve with
- involve with (someone or something)
- involved with
- ask down