Converse of object

• wear: My parents made me wear hand-me-downs from my brother, who is six years older than me.

• forget: Forget the hand-me-down Jaguar XJS base the DB7 is thoroughly deserving of the hallowed Aston Martin crest.

Adjective modifier

• old: Do you envy the experts ' ability to identify and date old hand-me-downs?

Modifies a noun

• clothes: My children wear hand-me-down clothes, I drive a modest car ( one car not two ).

• theology: Mar 24, 2004 About Us Started by two college roommates with a few hand-me-down theology books.

• book: Mar 24, 2004 About Us Started by two college roommates with a few hand-me-down theology books.

• program: Locally elected neighborhood councils could fashion their own programs for improvement from below rather than simply receiving hand-me-down programs from above.