pass something over (to someone)
- pass something over (to someone)
pass something over (to someone)
to send something to someone farther down in a line of people. (Each person hands it to the next.) •
Please pass this paper over to Jane.
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Would you pass this paper over to Jane?
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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pass sth over — UK US pass sb/sth over Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to ignore or not give attention to someone or something: pass sb over for a job/position/promotion »The woman alleges that her employers passed her over for promotion… … Financial and business terms
win something over — win (someone/something) over to succeed in changing opinion. The senator made a stirring speech but failed to win over enough votes to pass his bill. The argument she used to win them over was not about who was right and who was wrong … New idioms dictionary
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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
pass — pass1 verb 1》 move or cause to move in a specified direction. ↘change from one state or condition to another. 2》 go past or across; leave behind or on one side in proceeding. ↘surpass; exceed. ↘Tennis hit a winning shot past (an… … English new terms 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
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
pass down — ˌpass ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pass down he/she/it passes down present participle passing down past tense … Useful english dictionary