I Was Passing By Meaning

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  • Transitive (pass someone by) if something passes you by, you are not able to take advantage of the opportunities it offers Sometimes I feel that life is just passing me. Synonyms and related words Definition and synonyms of pass by from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education.
  • Phrasal verb If you pass by something, you go past it or near it on your way to another place. I see them pass by my house every day.

Active Oldest Votes. The preposition on usually goes with condolences. Other phrases or words referring to death can be inserted here: I wish to express my condolences on your recent loss the death of your father the passing of Steve Jobs. There is no difference in meaning between at and on in this instance but on is preferred.


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pass up

Passing
1. To skip, ignore, disregard, or reject (someone or something). A noun or pronoun can be used between 'pass' and 'up.' I can't believe they passed up my idea!I know you're on a diet, but this pie is way too good to pass up.They passed Jim up for the promotion in favor of the boss's son.
2. To pass something forward to the front of the room, especially a classroom. A noun or pronoun can be used between 'pass' and 'up.' OK, everyone, please pass up your assignments. I'll have them graded for you on Monday.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

pass someone or something up

1. to fail to select someone or something. The committee passed Jill up and chose Kelly. They passed up Jill.
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2. to travel past someone or something. We had to pass the museum up, thinking we could visit the next time we were in town. We passed up a hitchhiker.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

pass up

Let go by, reject, as in I can't believe Betty passed up the chocolate cake, or This opportunity is too good to pass up. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

pass up

MeaningUntimely passing meaningv.

Passing Away

1. To transfer something from a lower level to a higher one: I passed the can of paint up to my friend who was painting the ceiling. The help department passes up serious complaints to the main office.
2. To transfer something to the next member of a sequence: We cleared the earth by forming a line and passing up buckets of dirt. Each person signed the document and passed it up to the next person on the list.

I Was Passing By Meaning Dictionary

3. To reject or refuse someone or something: I passed up a chance for promotion because I didn't want to move across the country. That job offer sounds very good—don't pass it up!

Passing Driving Meaning

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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