take up the baton
成語所屬單字baton
take up the baton — 慣用語
1. to accept a task or duty from someone who has just stopped doing it, and continu
1.慣用語
釋義
接棒；接下任務
to accept a task or duty from someone who has just stopped doing it, and continue it yourself.
例句
When the old chairman retired, his deputy took up the baton without any fuss.
Young scientists in Taipei have taken up the baton from their teachers in cancer research.