pass sb/sth off as sth

pass sb/sth off as sth
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. 2012.

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  • pass sb/sth off as sb/sth — 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 sb/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

  • ˌpass sb/sth ˈoff as sth — phrasal verb to make people believe that a person or thing is something else He put on a suit, intending to pass himself off as a businessman.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • pass — pass1 W1S1 [pa:s US pæs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go past)¦ 2¦(move/go)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(road/river etc)¦ 5¦(give)¦ 6¦(give information)¦ 7¦(time)¦ 8¦(exam/test)¦ 9¦(law/proposal)¦ 10¦(happen)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pass — 1 verb 1 GO PAST (I, T) to come up to a particular point or object and go past it: The crowd parted to let the truck pass. | They kept quiet until the soldiers had passed. | pass sb/sth: We passed each other on the staircase. | I pass the sports… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pass — ▪ I. pass pass 1 [pɑːs ǁ pæs] verb 1. [transitive] if an official group passes a law, proposal etc, or it passes that group, it is accepted by them, especially by voting: • Shareholders of Fibreboard Corp. narrowly passed a measure doubling the… …   Financial and business terms

  • pass*/*/*/ — [pɑːs] verb I 1) [I/T] to go past something The procession slowly passed us.[/ex] They stopped at the crossing, waiting for the train to pass.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to move, or to move something, in a particular direction or to a particular place or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 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

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