hand-me-down
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hand-me-down
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noun hand-me-downs · hand-me-on
- An item that is passed along for someone else to use. Well, I'm willing, I'm able, I'm practically much alive / Well, I'm six-feet-tall, I ain't no hand-me-down
- A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one.
adjective hand-me-on
- Used or second-hand, passed along by its prior user. And what costume shall the poor girl wear / To all tomorrow's parties? / A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
verb hand-me-downs · hand-me-downing · hand-me-downed · hand-me-on
- To pass along to someone else. “See into life, don’t just look at it” is her [Anne Baxter’s] creditable credo, hand-me-downed from her famous architect grandfather, the late Frank Lloyd Wright.
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noun a piece of clothing that is passed along for a younger sibling to use
| Español | prenda heredada, dejalla |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | お下がり osagari, お古 ofuru |
| हिन्दी | उतरन utran |
| Ελληνικά | αποφόρι apofóri |
| Русский | поде́ржанная вещь podéržannaja veščʹ |
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