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Phrase(s): pass something down (to someone) [and] pass something on (to someone)
1. to send something down a line of people to someone. (Each person hands it to the next.) • Please pass this down to Mary at the end of the row. • Pass down this box to Mary. 2. to will something to someone. • My grandfather passed this watch down to me. • He passed on the watch to me.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs