Id | ESLPod_0574_WE_0823 |
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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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