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Phrase(s): hand something on (to someone or something)
1. Lit. to pass something on to someone or a group. • Please hand this on to Walter after you’ve read it. • Please read this and hand it on. 2. Fig. to bequeath something to someone or a group. • I want to hand this land on to my children. • The family will hand on the business to a foundation.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Turn over to another, as in When you've read it, please hand it on to Sam. This term can Also be used in the sense of "bequeath" (see HAND DOWN, def. 1). [Second half of 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms