passed the baton

idiom

: to pass job and responsibility on to another

The chef recently passed the baton to her young assistant.

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Kristin Chenoweth has passed the baton to Ariana Grande and believes her successor's rendition of Glinda is sure to be popular. —

Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Poehler passed the baton to Kate McKinnon, who played Clinton during the 2014 to 2015 season. —

Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 That started to change almost immediately when Biden, under pressure from his disastrous debate performance on June 27, bowed out of the race on July 21 and passed the baton to Harris. —

Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 After directing the first Alien film in 1979 and then returning for 2012’s Prometheus and 2017’s Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has now passed the baton to Fede Álvarez for Alien: Romulus — while still giving a few notes. —

Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for passed the baton

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