- hand something down
- 1》 pass something on to a successor.2》 announce something, especially a judgement, formally or publicly.→ hand
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hand something down — PASS ON, pass down; bequeath, will, leave, make over, give, gift, transfer; Law demise, devise. → hand * * * 1) pass something on to a younger person or a successor songs are h … Useful english dictionary
hand-me-down — [hand′mē doun΄] n. Informal something, esp. an article of clothing, which is used and then passed along to someone else adj. Informal 1. used; secondhand 2. ready made and cheap … English World dictionary
hand-me-down — something given away after another person doesn t need it (especially clothing) She was very poor when she was a child and always wore hand me down clothing … Idioms and examples
hand something down (to somebody) — … Useful english dictionary
hand sth down — UK US hand sth down Phrasal Verb with hand({{}}/hænd/ verb ► to give or teach something to a younger member of your family: hand sth down from sb to sb »The men practise a skill handed down from father to son. ► LAW to announce a decision in a… … Financial and business terms
hand-me-down — {n.}, {informal} Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing. * /Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand me downs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hand-me-down — {n.}, {informal} Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing. * /Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand me downs./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hand-me-down — noun informal Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing. Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand me downs … Словарь американских идиом
ˌhand sth ˈdown — phrasal verb to give something to a younger person who will use it after you have died These skills have been handed down from generation to generation.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pass something down — ˌpass sthˈdown derived often passive to give or teach sth to your children or people younger than you, who will then give or teach it to those who live after them, and so on Syn: hand down Main entry: ↑passderived … Useful english dictionary
