jump pass
A pass (as in football or basketball) made by a player while jumping.
The Bruins scored when the quarterback tossed a jump pass to the left end.
let pass
To disregard; overlook.
Herb may have overheard what was said about him, but he decided to let it pass.
make a pass at
make passes at
Make advances toward a member of the opposite sex (usually man to a woman) with the goal of seducing the person.
We've been dating for four weeks but Joe has never even made a pass at me.
pass around
To circulate from one to another; distribute something among a group of people.
Why doesn't he pass around the appetizers to the guests?
pass away
To slip by; go by; pass.
We had so much fun that the weekend passed away before we realized it.
Forty years had passed away since they had met.
To cease to exist; end; disappear; vanish.
When automobiles became popular, the use of the horse and buggy passed away.
To have your life stop; die.
He passed away at eighty.
pass for
To be taken for; be considered as.
Charles speaks Arabic so fluently that he could easily pass for an Arab.
pass muster
To pass a test or check-up; be good enough.
After a practice period, Sam found that he was able to pass muster as a lathe operator.
His work was done carefully, so it always passed muster.
pass off
To sell or give (something) by false claims; offer (something fake) as genuine.
The dishonest builder passed off a poorly built house by pretending it was well constructed.
To claim to be someone you are not; pretend to be someone else.
He passed himself off as a doctor until someone checked his record.
To go away gradually; disappear.
Mrs. White's morning headache had passed off by that night.
To reach an end; run its course from beginning to end.
The party passed off well.