given+over

  • 131(be) given the boot — be given the ˈboot | get the ˈboot idiom (informal) to be told that you must leave your job or that a relationship you are having with sb is over • He should have been given the boot years ago. Main entry: ↑bootidiom …

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  • 132To pass over — Pass Pass, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L. passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay open. See {Pace}.] 1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred from one… …

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