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pass the bottle of smoke

idiom

To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bottle away

    To store up or stock up.

  2. 02

    bottle up

    To keep suppressed and hidden.

  3. 03

    come to pass

    To happen; to occur.

  4. 04

    end in smoke

    To be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.

  5. 05

    go up in smoke

    To be completely ruined, devastated, or reduced to nothingness.

  6. 06

    hard pass

    An unequivocal rejection with no possibility of a later change of mind.

  7. 07

    hit the bottle

    To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

  8. 08

    holy smoke

    An expression of astonishment.

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