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whistled past the graveyard
past one's prime
first past the post
A voting system where the candidate with the most votes (a plurality) wins, without any form of preference transfer.
past historic tense
(grammar) A tense used in some languages (such as French and Italian) in narrative, and in spoken language primarily when reading narrative or in storytelling, for completed actions in the past or in speaking of the dead. It is semantically the same as the simple past in many languages, including English.
blast from the past
(colloquial, idiomatic) Something or someone that a person has not seen for a long time and that which evokes nostalgic feelings.
a hair past a freckle
(humorous) Said when asked the time, humorously indicating that one does not know or does not care to check, or that one is not wearing a wristwatch and that nothing is to be seen on the wrist but hairs and freckles.
slip one past
To sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.
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( participle present )
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get past oneself
To become able to look beyond one's own ego and negative emotions; to overcome internal and emotional obstacles.
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( participle present )
( past )
( UK participle past )
( US participle past )
put one past
(transitive, idiomatic) To deceive, trick, or fool (someone), especially by concealing something.
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( participle present )
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past perfect continuous
(grammar) A tense that expresses an unbroken action continuing up to a certain time in the past. In English it is formed by using had been with a present participle.