Name: English Tutor Nick P Verb Phrase (91) Pass Someone Off as Something
Uploaded: 2019-06-28T14:59:57.000Z
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Hi  this Tutor Nick P and this is Verb Phrase 91. The verb phrase today is to pass

someone or something off as something else or possibly someone else. Let's look

at the note here. If someone passes off a person or oneself,  they try to pretend

someone or someone is or a particular type of person is that person. So  let's

review that again. If someone passes off a person on oneself they pretend to be

someone or a particular type of person he or she is not. So they're trying to

pretend that they are somebody who they are really not. If someone tries to pass

off a particular thing as something else,  he or she pretends it is that thing. Okay.

So let's look at example number one. He got arrested for trying to pass off

counterfeit bills as genuine bills.  So here he's trying  to pass off a fake thing

as a real thing.  So the counterfeit bills is fake money

and he tried to pass it off as real money. So you could say he tried to pass

off a 100 US dollar bill. A counterfeit 100 US dollar bill as a genuine one. Okay.

Let's look at number two. That company fired her because they discovered she

tried to pass off a fake diploma as a real one. So she handed it in.  She thought

she could get a fake diploma or maybe she thought they would never check,  and

they did check. And they discovered it. So they found out that she tried to pass

off a fake diploma as a real diploma.  All right. Let's look at number three.

Frank Abigail is the real person who Leonardo DiCaprio played in the old

movie "Catch Me If You Can. " Remember Tom Hanks was the policeman in that one too.

In the movie,  the character tried to pass himself off as,  well first it was a

teacher. He was trying to pretend he was the substitute teacher. A pilot,  a doctor,

and a lawyer. So in this case this is a person  trying  to pass themselves off as

something else. Something they are not,  especially in this case of profession

that they are not. And then this the real guy in real life tried had not only

tried to do it but actually did it successfully quite a few times. And,  and

you see him do it.  You see Leonardo,  Leonardo DiCaprio's

character you know,  do it in the movie quite a few times as well. Anyway I hope

you got it.  I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.