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. 2014.
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 — (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 someone — 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 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
make a pass at someone — phrase to try to start a sexual relationship with someone, for example by talking to them or touching them in a sexual way Thesaurus: to start a romantic or sexual relationshipsynonym Main entry: pass … Useful english dictionary
pass — pass1 [ pæs ] verb *** ▸ 1 go past something ▸ 2 move somewhere ▸ 3 be successful on test ▸ 4 give/let someone have something ▸ 5 spend time or be spent ▸ 6 kick/hit/throw ball to someone ▸ 7 make law, etc. official ▸ 8 be unable to answer ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pass — pass1 [pas, päs] n. [ME pas: see PACE1] a narrow passage or opening, esp. between mountains; gap; defile pass2 [pas, päs] vi. [ME passen < OFr passer < VL * passare < L passus, a step: see PACE1] 1. to go o … English World dictionary
