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pass off

• falsely represent a person or thing as being someone or something else.
• "the drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being passed off as the real stuff"
Similar: misrepresent, falsely represent, give a false identity to, disguise, dress up,
• evade or lightly dismiss an awkward remark.
• "he made a light joke and passed it off"
• happen or be concluded in a specified, usually satisfactory way.
• "the weekend had passed off entirely without incident"
Similar: take place, go off, happen, occur, be carried though, be completed, be brought to a conclusion, be accomplished, turn out, fall out, pan out, go down,
• throw the ball to a teammate who is unmarked.
• "he scored eight times and passed off forty-one assists"


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