pass in review
pass in review
To move or march by (some figure of importance or authority) in order to be inspected. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pass" and "in." The boss always makes us pass in review to make sure our uniforms are in order before starting our shift. It's a little bit degrading, to be honest. The soldiers passed the supreme leader in review during the military parade.
See also: pass, review
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pass in review
[for marchers] to move past an important person for a visual examination. All the soldiers passed in review on the Fourth of July. As they passed in review, each of them saluted the officers on the reviewing stand.
See also: pass, review
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- review
- pass in
- pass out
- pass out (cold)
- pass back
- pass forward
- pass round
- all things must pass
- all things will pass
- let (one) pass by