Expression: "Pass it down."

[Tom]

Hi

If a teacher gives some pages to the students in the front row and asks them to "Pass them down", would it make sense? Or "Pass them behind."?

Tom

[Alan]

hi,

I would say: Pass them along/around/round.

Alan
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[Tom]

Thanks Alan

...and what about "Pass it behind." if a teacher wants every row of the students to pass those papers behind (them/ it?) only?

Tom

PS: I am not comfortable with the above RED sentence--do you find any mistakes here? Please let me know.

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

I wouldn't say "Pass them behind". I think I'd probably tell the students to "take a copy and pass the rest to the back" or "...pass the rest to the person behind you".
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