pass it on
idiom
: to tell other people something that one has been told
Everyone's invited to the party. Pass it on!
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Apple would have to decide whether to eat the additional cost of the tariffs or pass it on to customers by increasing the price of its products.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
If levies are imposed on eggs, manufacturers that import them for processing into food products would either need to absorb the cost or pass it on to consumers, said Greg Tyler, CEO of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council industry group.
—Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Recipients can use the money for statewide initiatives or pass it on to local museum and library institutions for expenses such as staff training and back-office software.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
That’s because retailers who may have loaded up on inventory to get ahead of the charges may be stuck with too much product in a tougher economy — and pass it on to TJX.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
If levies are imposed on eggs, manufacturers that import them for processing into food products would either need to absorb the cost or pass it on to consumers, said Greg Tyler, CEO of the USA Poultry & Egg Export Council industry group.
—Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Recipients can use the money for statewide initiatives or pass it on to local museum and library institutions for expenses such as staff training and back-office software.
—Paresh Dave, Wired News, 1 Apr. 2025
That’s because retailers who may have loaded up on inventory to get ahead of the charges may be stuck with too much product in a tougher economy — and pass it on to TJX.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Pass it on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pass%20it%20on. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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