pass for
phrasal verbpass for/as somebody/something
- to be accepted as somebody/something
- He speaks the language so well he could easily pass for a German.
- He told a joke—or what passes for a joke in that company.
- It is a violent and soulless film that cannot pass as entertainment on any level.
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