单词 | to give a pass |
释义 | > as lemmasto give (something) a pass 6. transitive. North American. to give (something) a pass: to forgo. ΚΠ 1979 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Sept. b1 It was mentioned on the radio, and one Washington newspaper carried the story on its financial page, but the network news gave it a pass. 1987 M. Atwood Bluebeard's Egg 214 Alma has decided to give this experience a pass. 2003 Nation (N.Y.) 18 Aug. 49/1 It's in terrible shape, so blemished by cracks and fissures that one would give it a pass at a yard sale. < as lemmas |
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