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Pass Phrase Means Shopping Cost Give One's Eslpod 0574 We 0823

Id ESLPod_0574_WE_0823
Episode Id ESLPod 574
Episode Title Shopping for Produce
Phrase to pass on
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to pass on" means to decide not to buy, use or have something: "Why did you pass on such a great offer?" The phase "to pass (something) on" means to make someone else pay the cost of something: "If the price of fuel increases, airlines just pass the cost on to the passengers through higher airfare." The phrase "to pass (something) on" also means to share information with another person: "Could you please pass my telephone number on to your roommate?" The phrase "to pass (something) on" can also mean to give one's child a physical characteristic or a disease through one's genes: "I hope I don't pass my big nose on to my children." Finally, the phrase "to pass (something) down" means to give something to a member of a future generation: "This ring was passed down to Greta from her great-grandmother."
Topics Daily Life | Shopping

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