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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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pass as

Would you use pass off pass as?

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We went to dinner with my wife's parents and my wife passed me [off] as cheap the eyes of her parents by saying that I rarely leave a good tip.

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I wouldn't say either in that context. I also think it is somewhat doubtful whether you can make someone appear a certain way "in the eyes of" someone else. Usually that expression refers to someone's self-formed opinion.

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  • I wouldn't say either in that context.
  • I also think it is somewhat doubtful whether you can make someone appear a certain way "in the eyes of" someone else.
  • Usually that expression refers to someone's self-formed opinion.
  • You can say "my wife made me look cheap by saying that I rarely leave a good tip".
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I wouldn't say either in that context. I also think it is somewhat doubtful whether you can make someone appear a certain way "in the eyes of" someone else. Usually that expression refers to someone's self-formed opinion.

You can say "my wife made me look cheap by saying that I rarely leave a good tip".
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