Usage examples with pass off

take from another and pass them off as one's own
اِنْتَحَلَ آراءَ مُؤَلّفٍ أو كِتاباتِهِ

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I am sure the whole ritual will pass off as planned.
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She tries in vain to pass off tired observations as radical aperus, subjective musings as generational truths, sappy suggestions as useful ideas.
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You can pass off authority, but you can't pass off responsibility.
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There are no signages to take you here and local people give you several directions including shortcuts, where crater-sized potholes pass off as roads.
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She claimed she married him, and would later try to pass off a hired baby as her own by him.
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Each take required one magazine of film, and the actors had to pass off dialogue from one person to another.
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Modern writers usually do not try to pass off their stories as facts.
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With a diamond design border containing.65 per cent gold and 65 per cent silver, it can still pass off as brand new.
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Grandma, for example, tries to pass off her grandson to the younger woman.
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It can pass off just as an average film.
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