pass off
[verb]
Synonyms: fake, counterfeit, make a pretence of, palm off

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pass off phrasal verb (see also pass)

1. pass off well/badly etc if an event passes off well, badly etc, it happens in that way:
The visit passed off without any serious incidents.

2. pass somebody/something off as something to make people think that someone or something is another thing:
They bought up pieces of old furniture and passed them off as valuable antiques.
He passed himself off as a doctor.

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pass off
to happen in a particular way.
The ceremony passed off without a problem, with the baby sleeping through most of it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

pass off
v.
1. 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.
Synonym: FOB OFF, PALM OFF². 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.
3. To go away gradually; disappear.
Mrs. White's morning headache had passed off by that night.
4. To reach an end; run its course from beginning to end.
The party passed off well.
Synonym: GO OFF.

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