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pass it on

continue a kindness

To pass it on means to help another person because someone previously helped you.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you help that new student?

Someone helped me when I arrived, so I wanted to pass it on.

Play the conversation

My old teacher gave me a lot of support, so I try to pass it on.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I try to pass on it.

Say: I try to pass it on.

With a pronoun, put it before on.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

pass it on; passed it on by helping someone

Your turn: say it out loud

My old teacher gave me a lot of support, so I try to pass it on.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

pass it on

continue a kindness

“My old teacher gave me a lot of support, so I try to pass it on.”

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