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Phrase(s): pass sentence on someone
1. Lit. [for a judge] to read out the sentence of punishment for a convicted criminal. • It is my job as judge to pass sentence on you. • The judge was about to pass sentence on Max—ten years in prison. 2. Fig. [for someone] to render a judgment on another person in the manner of a judge. • You have no right to pass judgment on me! • I wish you wouldn’t pass judgment on everyone around you.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs