to give clothes, toys etc to a younger child when an older child no longer needs them
to give knowledge or skill to someone who is younger than you and will live after you have died
to say officially that someone should receive a particular punishment
Chet rubbed his hand down his face, hoping that would set matters straight in his mind.
Every now and then he ran a hand down his face to clear the water from his eyes.
He slid a card on to the table and Kelly laid his hand down in front of him.
He spread his fingers out, then slapped his hand down against the cold finish.
The family believes that the sentence handed down by the judge is too lenient.
These skills have been handed down from generation to generation.
hands down
handing down
handed down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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