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pass for something — pass for (someone/something) to appear to be someone or something else. A lot of what passes for humor these days is just anger expressed in the form of a joke. Although he s 35, he could still pass for a college student … New idioms dictionary
pass for something — in. to pay for something; to treat someone by paying for something. □ Come on. Let’s go out. I’ll pass for dinner. □ I’ll pass for drinks if you want … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 … Useful english dictionary
pass for someone — pass for (someone/something) to appear to be someone or something else. A lot of what passes for humor these days is just anger expressed in the form of a joke. Although he s 35, he could still pass for a college student … New idioms dictionary
pass for — (someone/something) to appear to be someone or something else. A lot of what passes for humor these days is just anger expressed in the form of a joke. Although he s 35, he could still pass for a college student … New idioms dictionary
pass over something — pass over (someone/something) to ignore someone or something. Thirty attorneys were passed over for promotion by the department … New idioms dictionary
pass for — phrasal verb pass for or pass as [transitive] Word forms pass for : 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 pass for someone/something to be… … English dictionary
pass for sb — UK US pass as/for sth/sb Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to appear to be something or someone else, or try to make others believe that they are: »These watches are good quality fakes, and would pass for the genuine article in a … Financial and business terms
pass for sth — UK US pass as/for sth/sb Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to appear to be something or someone else, or try to make others believe that they are: »These watches are good quality fakes, and would pass for the genuine article in a … Financial and business terms
pass for — verb To be mistakenly seen as something that one is not 2006 [ … Wiktionary
