They were trying to pass off these shirts as genuine Armani.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
pass (something) off as (something) — to pretend that something is different from what it really is. Mother would never try to pass off supermarket cookies as homemade, would she? The senator passed his impolite language off as “the way we talk where I come from.” … New idioms dictionary
pass (yourself) off as (someone) — to pretend that you are someone else. Maurice is trying to pass himself off as a journalist to get admitted to the press conference … New idioms dictionary
pass sth off as sb — UK US pass sth/sb off as sth/sb Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to try to make people believe that someone or something is other than what they are: »They were trying to pass off these shirts as genuine Armani … Financial and business terms
pass something off — 1) evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark he made a light joke and passed it off 2) Basketball throw the ball to a teammate who is unguarded he scored eight times and passed off six assists … Useful english dictionary
pass something off as — falsely represent something as. → pass … English new terms dictionary
pass something off — evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark. → pass … English new terms dictionary
pass someone off — MISREPRESENT, falsely represent; disguise. → pass … Useful english dictionary
pass somebody off as somebody — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived … Useful english dictionary
pass yourself off as somebody — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived … Useful english dictionary
pass something off as somebody — ˌpass sb/yourself/sth ˈoff as sb/sth derived to pretend that sb/sth is sth they are not • He escaped by passing himself off as a guard. Main entry: ↑passderived … Useful english dictionary
