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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

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pass <strong>Idioms</strong><br />

pass away<br />

- to die<br />

His father passed away when he was 96 years old.<br />

pass for/as (someone or something)<br />

- to succeed in being accepted as someone or something<br />

The young woman was trying to pass for a reporter when she went to the concert.<br />

pass muster<br />

- to pass a test or checkup, to measure up to a certain st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

The player was not able to pass muster <strong>and</strong> was not included on the team.<br />

pass off (something) as (something else)<br />

- to sell or give something by false claims, to offer something as genuine when it is<br />

not<br />

The man passed off the watch as a diamond watch <strong>and</strong> received more money than it<br />

was worth.<br />

pass on<br />

- to die<br />

My gr<strong>and</strong>mother passed on when she was 92 years old.<br />

pass on (something)<br />

- to give away something that you don`t use anymore<br />

The girl always passes on her old clothes to her younger sister.<br />

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