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hand down

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Definition


For authority to rule and give out a decision, especially in the court of law. Also to pass or transfer items of value within a family.

Context : Law
Category: Metaphor
Semantic: determine, give, transfer

Usage of “hand down”

  1. The jury handed down an unfair decision.

  2. This watch was handed down to me from my grandfather.

Examples of idiom “hand down” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'MarcFearns'
    MarcFearns:

    @simonpjbest Yes, in the loft. I've had them since the late-eighties, and they were handed down to me. Brilliantly robust and practical.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'hdsander'
    hdsander:

    @HollyBrook A secret handed down from old days: you can adore musicians without following them on twitter.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'thecalculation'
    thecalculation:

    Thoroughly unimpressed by those who are unwilling to un-learn what's been handed down to them by society, parents etc.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'aburnlocksm4'
    aburnlocksm4:

    I blame this sudden snowfall as a punishment handed down by God for tween girls idolization of Justin Bieber.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'fakebalthakre'
    fakebalthakre:

    @Chakraviyuh @IndyeahForever This is so much standard middle class Indian dining table argument, handed down from 1947 to today.