take up the baton
idiomPart ofbaton
take up the baton — idiom
1. to accept a task or duty from someone who has just stopped doing it, and continu
1.idiom
Definition
to accept a task or duty from someone who has just stopped doing it, and continue it yourself.
Example
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.