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[pass out]{v.}, {informal} 1. To lose consciousness; faint. •/She went back to work while she was still sick, and finally she just passed out./ Compare: GIVE OUT(3). 2. or {slang} [pass out cold] To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink. •/After three drinks, the man passed out./ 3. To die. •/Life came and went weakly in him for hours after surgery; then he passed out./ Syn.: PASS AWAY(3), PASS ON(3).

[pass over] or [pass by] {v.} To give no attention to; not notice; ignore, •/I can pass over the disorderliness of the troops, but their disobedience is serious./ •/In choosing men to be given a salary raise, the foreman passed Mr. Hart by./ •/She was unattractive, the kind of a girl that everybody would pass by./

[pass the buck]{v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide something or accept a responsibility or give orders instead of doing it yourself; shift or escape responsibility or blame; put the duty or blame on someone else. •/Mrs. Brown complained to the man who sold her the bad meat, but he only passed the buck and told her to see the manager./ •/If you break a window, do not pass the buck; admit that you did it./ Compare: LET GEORGE DO IT. — [buck-passer] {n. phr.} A person who passes the buck. •/Mr. Jones was a buck-passer even at home, and tried to make his wife make all the decisions./ — [buck-passing] {n.} or {adj.} •/Buck-passing clerks in stores make customers angry./

[pass the hat]{v. phr.} To solicit money; take up collections for a cause. •/The businessmen’s club frequently passes the hat for contributions toward scholarships./

[pass the time of day]{v. phr.} To exchange greetings; stop for a chat. •/They met at the corner and paused to pass the time of day./

[pass through one’s mind] See: CROSS ONE’S MIND.

[pass up]{v.} To let (something) go by; refuse. •/Mary passed up the dessert because she was on a diet./ •/John was offered a good job in California, but he passed it up because he didn’t want to move./ Compare: TURN DOWN.

[pass upon]{v. phr.} To express an opinion about; judge. •/George said he wanted his wife to pass up the new house before he decided to buy it./

[pass with flying colors] See: WITH FLYING COLORS.

[past master]{n. phr.} An expert. •/Alan wins so often because he is a past master at chess./

[past one’s peak]{adj. phr.} No longer as strong, efficient, or able as one once was, usually because of advanced age and decreased ability. •/He used to be a terrific athlete but we’re afraid he is past his peak./

[pat] See: PIT-A-PAT, STAND PAT.

[pat-a-cake]{n.} A clapping game that keeps time to a nursery rhyme. •/Mother played pat-a-cake with the baby./

[patch up]{v.} 1. To mend a hole or break; repair; fix. •/He patched up a couple of old tires./ •/The lovers patched up their quarrel./ 2. To put together in a hurried or shaky way. •/They patched up a hasty peace./