P
Idioms beginning with "P"
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Contents of P:
[pass around] {v. phr.}
To circulate from one to another; distribute something among a group of people.
Why doesn't he pass around the appetizers to the guests?
[pass away] {v.}
1. To slip by; go by; pass.
We had so much fun that the weekend passed away before we realized it.
Forty years had passed away since they had met.
2. To cease to exist; end; disappear; vanish
* /When automobiles became […]
[passed ball] {n.}
A pitched baseball missed by the catcher when he should have been able to catch it.
The batter singled and went to second on a passed ball.
[pass for] {v. phr.}
To be taken for; be considered as.
Charles speaks Arabic so fluently that he could easily pass for an Arab.
[pass muster] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To pass a test or check-up; be good enough.
After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator.
His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster.
Compare: [MEASURE […]
[pass off] {v.}
1. To sell or give (something) by false claims; offer (something fake) as genuine.
The dishonest builder passed off a poorly built house by pretending it was well constructed.
Syn.: [FOB OFF], [PALM OFF] (2).
2. To claim to be […]