pass sth/sb off as sth/sb
— Phrasal Verb with pass /pɑːs/
/pæs/ verb Definition
› to try to make people believe that someone or something is other than what they are: They were trying to pass off these shirts as genuine Armani.
(Definition of pass sth/sb off as sth/sb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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