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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 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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please pass the saltplease pass the saltRate it:

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pretty passAn unsatisfactory situation.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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this too shall pass awayAlternative form of this too shall pass.Rate it:

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totam rationem evertere (pass. iacet tota ratio)to upset the whole system.Rate it:

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flying startThe start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.Rate it:

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get byto passRate it:

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go by the boardTo be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.Rate it: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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on the cardsCertain, likely to happen. Foretold and expected but not yet brought to pass.Rate it:

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zoom pastTo pass very quickly.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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come aboutTo come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.Rate it:

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blow overTo pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.Rate it:

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cherry pickTo position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.Rate it:

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go byTo pass, to go past, without much interaction.Rate it:

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haunted houseA Halloween amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through the attraction.Rate it:

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

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

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chip shotA shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.Rate it:

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blow offTo pass gas; to break wind.Rate it:

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come byTo come near to; to pass.Rate it:

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hand offTo pass or transfer something to someone.Rate it:

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slip throughTo barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.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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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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rendre l'âmeto pass away; to give up the ghostRate 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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one twowall passRate 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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ad reliqua pergamus, progrediamurto pass on.Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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chrome hornThe front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle, that the first car would like to pass.Rate it:

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come home to roostBad consequences of actions inevitably coming to pass.Rate it:

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de manu in manus or per manus tradere aliquidto pass a thing from hand to hand.Rate it:

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dicendi mora diem extrahere, eximere, tollereto pass the whole day in discussion.Rate it:

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draw onTo advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.Rate it:

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Eat Sumthin Closer!A Common Response to the Request; "Please Pass Duh Gravy"Rate it:

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excuse meSaid as a request to pass somebody.Rate it:

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extra modum prodireto pass the limit.Rate it:

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fermer les yeuxto pass away, to dieRate it:

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fly byTo pass or go past quickly, often without much interactionRate it:

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