pass away
pass away
euphemism To die. I'm so sorry to hear that your father passed over the weekend. When I pass away, I don't want an elaborate funeral.
See also: away, pass
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pass away
and pass onEuph. to die. My aunt passed away last month. When I pass on, I won't care about the funeral.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pass away
Also, pass on or over . Die, as in He passed away last week, or After Grandma passes on we'll sell the land, or I hear he's about to pass over. All these terms are euphemisms for dying, although the verb pass alone as well as pass away have been used in the sense of "pass out of existence, die" since the 1300s. The two variants-adding on [c. 1800] and over [c. 1900]-allude to moving to some other-worldly realm.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
pass away
v.
1. To die: My grandfather passed away last year.
2. To pass out of existence; end: The years of famine passed away and were followed by years of prosperity.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
pass
1. n. a passing grade or mark on a test. (Compare this with fail.) This is my third pass this semester.
2. in. to decline something; to decline to participate in something. I’ll have to pass. I am not prepared.
3. n. an act of declining something. Can I have a pass on that one? There is nothing I can do.
4. n. a sexual advance or invitation. (Usually with make.) When he made a pass at me, he got a pass right back.
5. tv. to succeed in spending counterfeit money; to succeed in cashing a bad check. He was arrested for passing bad checks.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- dash away
- are we away
- Are we away?
- die away
- drain away
- away
- draw away
- do away with
- do away with (someone, something, or oneself)
- bang (away) at