🗓️ Idiom: Pass the Torch (v)
💬 Meaning
- To give someone the responsibility for a task, role, or position.
- To transfer leadership or knowledge to the next person.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After thirty years as CEO, she passed the torch to her successor.
- It’s important for senior managers to mentor younger staff before they pass the torch.
- The founder passed the torch to a new leadership team but remained involved as an advisor.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
When the director retired, he __________ the torch to his deputy.
Answer
passed
2. Choose the correct meaning of “pass the torch”:
A) To avoid responsibility
B) To hand over a role or responsibility to someone else
C) To criticize someone in public
Answer
B) To hand over a role or responsibility to someone else
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“The team leader gave the new manager full control of the project.” → Change the sentence using: pass the torch
Answer
The team leader passed the torch to the new manager.
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