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pass (someone or something) off (as something else) pass (someone or something) off (as something else)To pretend someone or something is, or disguise someone or something as, something else. I passed Jake off as my brother so he could take advantage of our family discount. There are always guys passing cheap watches off as Rolexes in this part of town.See also: off, pass, somethingpass offTo be carried out to completion. I was so nervous, but the ceremony passed off without a hitch.See also: off, passpass someone or something off(on someone) (as someone or something) Go to palm someone or something off (on someone) (as someone or something).See also: off, passpass something off (on someone) (as something) and pass something offto 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.See also: off, passpass something off(as something) Go to shrug something off (as something).See also: off, passpass off1. 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] See also: off, passpass offv.1. To offer, sell, or circulate something that is an imitation as though it were genuine: Some dishonest merchants are able to pass off glass as a gemstone.2. To present someone as something else. Often used reflexively: He tried to pass himself off as a banker, even though he has no experience in finance. The clever spy passed herself off as a store clerk. My friend passed the refugee off as a visiting cousin when the landlord asked who he was.3. To disregard or ignore something by considering it to have some negative quality: I passed his snide comment off as a joke. They pass off everything I say as ignorant.See also: off, pass |