passed down
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passed-down
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Antique things have an appreciation and worth. Something can be old, but it can be timeless; therefore, it becomes an antique. If this antique is preserved and deemed precious, it could be passed down as a family heirloom.
With my support, the House of Representatives recently voted to permanently repeal the death tax so that family farms and businesses can be passed down to children and grandchildren.
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.
A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers or authors. Older folksongs were written often with no commercial purpose in mind. They were passed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation.
Behold: my amazing fighting technique, passed down from generation to generation in the illustrious Garry line. Anyway, as I was saying...
In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.