pass for

pass for
ˈpass for ˈpass as [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pass for he/she/it passes for present participle passing for past tense passed for past participle passed for] phrasal verb
to be accepted, wrongly, as being a particular type of person or thing

He’s nearly forty, but he could pass for twenty-five.

the slogans and name-calling that pass for political debate these days

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Main entry: pass

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pass for [phrasal verb]
pass for (something) : to be accepted or regarded as (something)

I can't believe the garbage that's passing for [=passing as] art these days.

the tasteless soup that was supposed to pass for our dinner

What passes for entertainment around here?

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Main Entry:pass

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