The plane made a pass at the landing field and pulled up at the last minute.
•The bird made a pass at me because I got too close to its nest.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
make a pass at — MAKE (SEXUAL) ADVANCES TO, proposition; informal come on to, make a play for; N. Amer. informal hit on, make time with, put the make on. → pass * * * make a pass at 1. To aim a short blow at, especially ineffectually (informal) … Useful english dictionary
pass the buck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pass the buck — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. * /Mrs. Brown complained to the… … Dictionary of American idioms
Something — The Beatles Veröffentlichung 26. September 1969 Länge 3:01 Genre(s) Popsong Autor(en) George Harrison … Deutsch Wikipedia
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 W1S1 [pa:s US pæs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go past)¦ 2¦(move/go)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(road/river etc)¦ 5¦(give)¦ 6¦(give information)¦ 7¦(time)¦ 8¦(exam/test)¦ 9¦(law/proposal)¦ 10¦(happen)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
pass — 1 verb 1 GO PAST (I, T) to come up to a particular point or object and go past it: The crowd parted to let the truck pass. | They kept quiet until the soldiers had passed. | pass sb/sth: We passed each other on the staircase. | I pass the sports… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pass — I UK [pɑːs] / US [pæs] verb Word forms pass : present tense I/you/we/they pass he/she/it passes present participle passing past tense passed past participle passed *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go past something They stopped at the… … English dictionary
pass — [c]/pas / (say pahs) verb (passed or, Rare, past, passing) –verb (t) 1. to go by or move past (something). 2. to go by without acting upon or noticing; leave unmentioned. 3. to omit payment of (a dividend, etc.). 4. to go or get through (a… …
pass — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French passer, from Vulgar Latin *passare, from Latin passus step more at pace Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. move, proceed, go 2. a. to go away ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
pass over — verb 1. bypass (Freq. 2) He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible • Syn: ↑jump, ↑skip, ↑skip over • Hypernyms: ↑neglect, ↑pretermit … Useful english dictionary
