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Discover Ludwig"passing down" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe the act of transferring information from one generation to the next. For example, "Her grandmother taught her how to knit by passing down the skill."
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passing down
verb
Present participle of pass down
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There's a passing down that has happened constantly.
"The ballet is about passing down interpretations," he said.
Politicians passing down political DNA to daughters isn't new.
Moreover, college graduates have become good at passing down advantages to their children.
For her clients, it's not simply about passing down a legacy out of parental responsibility.
Soon a militia convoy was passing down the street firing their guns.
Fans seated nearby started passing down their ticket stubs for Hawkins to autograph.
"And here they were passing down all of that history to us.
They raised many children, passing down to them the story that they were descended from Jefferson.
Nichol is passing down the wisdom acquired from years of being a standup.
A day of survival, of remaining culturally strong and passing down our stories," says Wallis.
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