filter down
To slowly pass down to people lower in a group or system.
Meanings
Of information, effects, or resources: to gradually reach people at lower levels of a hierarchy or organisation.
"It took weeks for news of the policy change to filter down to the branch offices."
Of a liquid or light: to pass slowly downward through layers or a filtering medium.
"Rainwater filters down through the soil and eventually reaches the aquifer."
Primarily used figuratively in business, political, and social contexts. Conveys slowness and sometimes incompleteness — things that 'filter down' may not reach everyone or may arrive changed. Also used literally for liquids or light passing through layers.
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