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1. Misrepresent something or someone, as in They tried to pass off that piece of glass as a gemstone, or Bill passed her off as his sister. [Late 1700s] Also see PALM OFF. 2. Be completed or carried out, take place, as in The meeting passed off without incident. [Late 1700s]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): pass something off (on someone) (as something) [and] pass something off
to get rid of something deceptively by giving or selling it to someone as something else. • I passed the rhinestone off on John as a diamond. • Don’t try to pass that fake off on me! • He couldn’t pass off the stone on the clever jeweler., Phrase(s): pass someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something)
Go to palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something)., Phrase(s): pass something off (as something)
Go to shrug something off (as something)., Phrase(s): pass something off
Go to pass something off (on someone) (as something).
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs