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Examples:Sierra de Guadarrama (mountain range across Iberia, passing north of Madrid)—more and more with each passing day—Formosa (from Ilha Formosa, "Beautiful Isle", the name given Taiwan Island by passing Portuguese mariners in 1544)—lit. lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency—grow with each passing day—passing line or score (in an examination)—Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)—If one man holds the pass, ten thousand cannot pass (idiom); One man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies—stapes or stirrup bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration the inner ear—congrats! (on passing an exam)—lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing—incus or anvil bone of middle ear, passing sound vibration from malleus hammer bone stapes stirrup bone—indifferent the passing of time—becoming more prosperous with each passing day—get a position by passing the imperial exam—Liao River of northeast China, passing through Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Jilin and Liaoning—step aside (for a passing vehicle)—school or faction passing on faithfully one's doctrine—Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall—passing on from generation generation—minimum passing score for admission—(of passing time) in an instant—more critical with every passing day—become more glorious with each passing day [idiom.]—become more resolute with the passing of time [idiom.]—don't pass judgment until you've seen the end—pass on errors or lies (idiom); the propagation of misconceptions—pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc)—Khyber pass (between Pakistand and Afghanistan)—secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass—pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others—fig. a condition giving access benefits (e.g. a diploma as a pass to a career)—bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others [idiom.]— |