hand on the torch
hand on the torch
To give something to someone else, often one's position and/or responsibilities. Because Gina is retiring, she is handing on the torch to me, and I'll take over her job as supervisor. My grandmother is unable to stand long enough to cook such a large meal, so we're making Thanksgiving dinner this year—she has handed on the torch to us.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
hand on (or pass) the torch
pass on a tradition, especially one of learning or enlightenment.The image here is that of the runners in a relay passing on the torch to each other, as was the custom in the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The tradition of the torch relay is preserved as a prelude to the modern Olympics, with a team of runners carrying the Olympic torch vast distances across various countries until the site of the Games is reached.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- pass the torch
- fall out with (someone) about (something)
- pass the torch to someone
- fall out with (someone) over (something)
- fall out with (someone)
- Hand it over
- hand over
- they broke the mold when they made (someone or something)
- they broke the mould when they made someone
- hand in (one's) notice