The committee passed Jill up and chose Kelly.
•They passed up Jill.
2. to travel past someone or something. •We had to pass the museum up, thinking we could visit the next time we were in town.
•We passed up a hitchhiker.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pass judgment on something — pass judgment on (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed … New idioms dictionary
pass someone/something off as — falsely represent a person or thing as (something else) the drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being passed off as the real stuff … Useful english dictionary
pass — [[t]pɑ͟ːs, pæ̱s[/t]] ♦ passes, passing, passed 1) VERB To pass someone or something means to go past them without stopping. [V n] As she passed the library door, the telephone began to ring... Jane stood aside to let her pass... [V ing] I sat in… … English dictionary
pass off — verb 1. be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity (Freq. 1) She passed off as a Russian agent • Hypernyms: ↑look, ↑appear, ↑seem • Verb Frames: Something is ing PP … Useful english dictionary
pass as — ● pass * * * pass as [phrasal verb] 1 pass as (someone or something) : to cause people to believe that you are (someone or something that you are not) He thought that growing a mustache would help him pass as an adult. Your mom could pass as your … Useful english dictionary
pass for someone — 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 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 judgment on someone — pass judgment on (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed … 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 judgment on — (someone/something) to express a strong opinion about someone or something. Don t pass judgment on the exhibit until you ve seen it for yourself. Usage notes: the opinion is usually not likely to be changed … 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
