pass over someone

pass over someone
pass over (someone/something) to ignore someone or something.

Thirty attorneys were passed over for promotion by the department.


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  • 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 over — (someone/something) to ignore someone or something. Thirty attorneys were passed over for promotion by the department …   New idioms dictionary

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  • pass over — ► pass over 1) ignore the claims of (someone) to advancement. 2) avoid mentioning or considering. Main Entry: ↑pass …   English terms dictionary

  • pass over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pass over : present tense I/you/we/they pass over he/she/it passes over present participle passing over past tense passed over past participle passed over 1) pass someone over [often passive] to not give… …   English dictionary

  • pass over — 1) PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If someone is passed over for a job or position, they do not get the job or position and someone younger or less experienced is chosen instead. [be V ed P for n] She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for… …   English dictionary

  • pass someone by — pass over someone; skip someone; pass by someone without taking notice of them …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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

  • pass — Ⅰ. pass [1] ► VERB 1) move or go onward, past, through, or across. 2) change from one state or condition to another. 3) transfer (something) to someone. 4) kick, hit, or throw (the ball) to a teammate. 5) (of time) go by. 6) …   English terms 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

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