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hospital passExempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital.Rate it:

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hot potatoA child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.Rate it:

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in oblivione iacēre (of persons)to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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in oblivionem adducito be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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in proverbii consuetudinem or simply in proverbium venireto pass into a proverb.Rate it:

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j'en passe ... et des meilleursSome of the best I pass over.Rate it:

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jemandem den Schwarzen Peter zuschiebento pass the buckRate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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let him who is without sin cast the first stoneOnly those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others.Rate it:

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let pastTo allow someone to pass one.Rate it:

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let slideTo let go, allow, release, pass over without action.Rate it:

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let the door hit you where the good Lord split youA command that another person leave, thereby impliedly having the door hit them on the buttocks as they pass through it.Rate it:

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live outto pass time or to pass the remainder of one's life, especially in a particular place or situationRate it:

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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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lose consciousnesspass outRate it:

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magnam doctrinae speciem prae se ferreto pass as a man of great learning.Rate it:

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make a lightWhen driving, to pass a traffic light before it changes to a color that prohibits passage.Rate it:

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meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife.Rate it:

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memoria alicuius rei obscuratur, obliteratur, evanescitto be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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modum transireto pass the limit.Rate it:

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move upTo move higher. To be promoted. To pass to a higher level.Rate it:

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no pasaránthey shall not passRate it:

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obliterari (Liv. 26. 41)to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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oblivione obrui, deleri, exstinguito be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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oblivioni esse, darito be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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on the cardsCertain, likely to happen. Foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass.Rate it:

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one twowall passRate it:

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palm offTo attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.Rate it:

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pass asTo be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.Rate it:

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pass awayTo die.Rate it:

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pass byTo proceed past something.Rate it:

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pass byTo pass over. disregard, overlook.Rate it:

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pass downTo hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.Rate it:

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pass forTo be mistakenly seen as something that one is notRate it:

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pass forTo be sufficient, especially minimally so, for a specified purpose.Rate it:

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pass musterTo adequately pass a formal or informal inspection.Rate it:

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pass musterTo measure up to a particular standard.Rate it:

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pass offTo happen.Rate it:

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pass offTo misrepresent something.Rate it:

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pass onTo skip or decline.Rate it:

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pass onTo convey or communicate.Rate it:

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pass onTo die.Rate it:

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pass outTo faint; fall asleep.Rate it:

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pass outTo distribute, to hand out.Rate it:

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pass outTo graduate, usually marked by the ceremony at the end of their training.Rate it:

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pass overTo make a transit of; to pass through or across.Rate it:

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pass overTo bypass; to skip.Rate it:

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pass overTo fly over.Rate it:

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pass overTo overlook; not to note or resent.Rate it:

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pass overTo die.Rate it:

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