pass on
To give an opinion about; judge; settle.
The college passed on his application and found him acceptable.
The committee recommended three people for the job and the president passed on them.
To give away (something that has been outgrown.)
As he grew up, he passed on his clothes to his younger brother.
To die.
Mary was very sorry to hear that her first grade teacher had passed on.
pass out cold
To fall asleep, faint, or lose consciousness. To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink.
He passed out cold as soon as he saw the blood.
They gave me so much to drink that I passed out cold by 10 PM.
I've been up since 5 AM, so I'm just going to pass out cold after dinner.
pass out
To lose consciousness; faint.
She went back to work while she was still sick, and finally she just passed out.
The weather was so hot in the soccer stadium that some of the fans in the stands passed out.
To drop into a drunken stupor; become unconscious from drink.
After three drinks, the man passed out.
To die.
Life came and went weakly in him for hours after surgery; then he passed out.
To distribute.
Please help me pass out these test papers; there must be a hundred of them.
pass over
pass by
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
buck passer
buck-passing
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.
pass the hat
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
To exchange greetings; stop for a chat.
They met at the corner and paused to pass the time of day.
pass up
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.