pass off

[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./

Syn.: FOB OFF, PALM OFF(2). 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./

Syn.: GO OFF.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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