pass off

pass off
{v.} 1. To sell or give (something) by false claims; offer (something fake) as genuine. * /The dishonest builder passed off a poorly built house by pretending it was well constructed./ Syn.: FOB OFF, PALM OFF(2). To claim to be someone you are not; pretend to be someone else. * /He passed himself off as a doctor until someone checked his record./ 3. To go away gradually; disappear. * /Mrs. White's morning headache had passed off by that night./ 4. To reach an end; run its course from beginning to end. * /The party passed off well./ Syn.: GO OFF.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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