Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

pass oneself off as (someone or something) else
- to claim to be someone one is not, to pretend to be someone else
My friend passed himself off as a reporter and was able to get into the concert free.
pass out
- to faint
Three teenage girls passed out at the rock concert.
pass the buck
- to shift responsibility to someone else
Our supervisor always tries to pass the buck if someone tries to criticize his work.
pass the hat
- to attempt to collect money for some project
We passed the hat in order to raise money for the movie projector.
pass the time
- to fill up time by doing something
My grandfather usually passes the time reading and working in his garden.
pass through (someone's) mind
- to think about something briefly, to remember something briefly
It passed through my mind that I would need to go to the bank and get more money
before my holiday.
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