hand me down
IDIOM
ˈhand-me-down noun [countable]
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English Dictionaryˈhand-me-down noun [countable] a piece of clothing which has been used by someone and then given to another person:
She refused to wear hand-me-downs. hand-me-down clothes [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomsa hand-me-downa piece of clothing that used to belong to an older brother or sister and is now worn by a younger brother or sister. As a child I was always dressed in my sister's hand-me-downs and I longed for something new to wear. (usually plural)
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a hand-me-downsomething given away after another person doesn't need it (especially clothing)
My father wore many hand-me-down clothes when he was a child.
She was very poor when she was a child and always wore hand-me-down clothing.
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