🗓️ Idiom: Pass the torch (verb)
💬 Meaning
- To hand over responsibility or leadership to someone else.
- To allow another person to continue the work or mission.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The CEO passed the torch to her deputy after 20 years of leadership.
- It is important to pass the torch smoothly during leadership changes.
- He passed the torch to a new manager when he retired.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the ancient Olympic Games, where a torch was carried and passed as part of a relay. It symbolises giving the next person the chance to continue the journey or responsibility. Today, it is often used in business and leadership contexts.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
After decades of running the company, the founder decided to ________ the torch to his daughter.
Answer
pass
2. Choose the correct meaning of “pass the torch”:
a) To stop working completely
b) To transfer leadership or responsibility to someone else
c) To give someone encouragement
Answer
b) To transfer leadership or responsibility to someone else
3. Change the sentence using “pass the torch”:
“The director gave control of the project to a new leader.”
Answer
The director passed the torch to a new leader.
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