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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./
[pat on the back(1)]{v. phr.} 1. To clap lightly on the back in support, encouragement, or praise. •/The coach patted the player on the back and said a few encouraging words./ 2. To make your support or encouragement for (someone) felt; praise. •/After he won the game, everyone patted him on the back for days./
[pat on the back(2)]{n. phr.} 1. An encouraging tap of the hand on someone’s back; a show of sympathy or support. •/I gave her a pat on the back and told her she had done fine work./ 2. A word or gesture of praise or other encouragement; applause. •/Pats on the back weren’t enough; he wanted hard cash./
[patrol] See: SHORE PATROL.
[Paul] See: ROB PETER TO PAY PAUL.
[pause] See: GIVE PAUSE.
[pavement] See: POUND THE PAVEMENT.
[pave the way]{v. phr.} To make preparation; make easy. •/Aviation paved the way for space travel./ •/A good education paves the way to success./
[pay] See: DEVIL TO PAY.
[pay a call]{v. phr.} To visit someone. •/"Come and pay us a call some time, when you’re in town," Sue said to Henry./
[pay as one goes]{v. phr.} To pay cash; to pay at once; to avoid charging anything bought; to avoid debt entirely by paying cash. — Usually used with "you". •/It is best to pay as you go; then you will not have to worry about paying debts later./
[pay attention]{v. phr.} To listen to someone; hear and understand someone alertly. •/"Pay attention, children!" the teacher cried, "Here is your homework for next week!"/
[pay court to]{v. phr.} To woo; to shower with attention. •/He had been paying court to her for three long years before he worked up the courage to ask her to marry him./
[pay dirt]{n.}, {slang} 1. The dirt in which much gold is found. •/The man searched for gold many years before he found pay dirt./ 2. {informal} A valuable discovery. — Often used in the phrase "strike pay dirt". •/When Bill joined the team, the coach struck pay dirt./ •/Jean looked in many books for facts about her hometown, and finally she struck pay dirt./ Compare: STRIKE IT RICH.