Meaning of hand-me-down | Babel Free
Definitions
- An item that is passed along for someone else to use.
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A piece of clothing or other item which has been outgrown by an older sibling and passed down to a younger one. especially
Equivalents
Examples
“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”
“But these routes have always had hand-me-downs that aren't really designed for the job.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.