Phrasal Verbs

hand down

This page is about the phrasal verb hand down

Meaning

to pass knowledge or skills from one generation to the next

Synonym

pass down

For example

  • hand sth down Their grandfather handed his skills down to younger members of the family.

  • hand down sth For hundreds of years the members of the family had been handing down their secret method of winemaking.

Quick Quiz

For centuries the skills needed to make the finest silk cloth had been handed down from

a. place to place

b. parent to child

c. top to bottom
a) place to place b) parent to child c) top to bottom

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