in passing

in passing
in passing
casually; said or mentioned as an aside. •

I just heard your name in passing. I didn't hear more than that.

The lecturer referred to George Washington in passing.

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{adv. phr.} While talking about that subject; as extra information; also. * /Our teacher showed us different kinds of flowers and told us in passing that those flowers came from her garden./ * /The writer of the story says he grew up in New York and mentions in passing that his parents came from Italy./ Compare: BY THE WAY.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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