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pass the buckTo place blame or responsibility onto someone else when someone is not willing to accept blame or responsibility for his or her own actions To make other person accept blame or responsibility which one is not willing to accept for his or her actions Being a leader, you will have to act wise without ever thinking to pass the buck, only then we will support you.Rate it:

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pass the hatTo ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.Rate it:

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Pass the HatTo ask for money and financial contribution, to begRate it:

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pass the riverTo die.Rate it:

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pass the torchTo transfer duties or tasks on to another; relinquish responsibilities in favor of someone newRate it:

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pass throughTo transit something.Rate it:

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pass throughTo infiltrate.Rate it:

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pass throughTo make something move through something else.Rate it:

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pass upUsed other than as an idiom: see pass, up.Rate it:

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pass upTo refuse (not accept); forgo.Rate it:

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passer de vie à trépasto pass away, to dieRate it:

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passer sur une chose comme un chat sur la braiseTo pass lightly over a subject.Rate it:

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per luxum et ignaviam aetatem agereto pass one's life in luxury and idleness.Rate it:

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pick outto send a long pass or cross to.Rate it:

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play inTo pass the ball into an attacking position.Rate it:

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please pass the saltplease pass the saltRate it:

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post se relinquere aliquemto overtake and pass some one.Rate it:

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potluckQuaint {American ?} social gathering, mayhaps hosted by an entity. Attendees bring 'dish to pass'; {Luck of Pot} 'Purpose'; Good Food, Goodwill, Good-Gab:Rate it:

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praecurrere aliquem (celeritate)to overtake and pass some one.Rate it:

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pretty passAn unsatisfactory situation.Rate it:

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pull backTo pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.Rate it:

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put throughTo pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.Rate it:

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queer fishAn odd or eccentric person.Rate it:

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rationem alicuius rei reddereto render count of a matter; to pass it for audit.Rate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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reel into bring (a fish etc.) out of the water by winding the reel.Rate it:

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rendre l'âmeto pass away; to give up the ghostRate it:

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roll onTo pass; to go on; to elapse.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass through the traffic light when the red light is on.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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sail throughTo pass or progress quickly and easily.Rate it:

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sell the passTo betray one's comrades or countrymen; to betray a cause.Rate it:

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ships that pass in the nightTwo or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.Rate it:

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ships that pass in the nightThings which have no significant connection or commonality.Rate it:

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shotgunA play formation in which the quarterback is a few feet behind the snapper when the ball is hiked, ideally allowing for an easier pass play.Rate it:

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silentio praeterire (not praetermittere) aliquidto pass over in silence.Rate it:

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slip awayTo pass quickly, almost unnoticed.Rate it:

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slip byto pass without having been taken advantage of.Rate it:

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slip inTo play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.Rate it:

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slip it toTo smuggle to someone; to surreptitiously pass to someone.Rate it:

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slip throughTo barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.Rate it:

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small fryOne or more small or immature fish.Rate it:

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so long, and thanks for all the fishgoodbyeRate it:

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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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swim like a fishTo be a very strong swimmer.Rate it:

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tee upTo pass the ball to someone, facilitating a shot.Rate it:

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tempus consumere in aliqua reto pass one's time in doing something.Rate it:

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the buck stops hereA statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.Rate it:

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the fish rots from the headBad leaders damage an organization.Rate it:

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there are plenty more fish in the seaThere are many more potential opportunities available; often said meaning that there are many more people in whom to find love; said when consoling someone who just came out of a relationshipRate it:

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