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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Pass away [1] To die Euphemism; polite Also 'to pass on' Pass in one's alley [2] To die Informal Australian: Patricide Father murdered Formal Pay the ultimate price [1] To die for a cause or principle Neutral Similar to "To make the ultimate sacrifice" Peg out [1] To die Slang: British. Also means 'to stop working' Peppered To be shot to death ...

  3. Word of mouth - Wikipedia

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    Word of mouth is the passing of information from person to person using oral communication, which could be as simple as telling someone the time of day. [1] Storytelling is a common form of word-of-mouth communication where one person tells others a story about a real event or something made up.

  4. En passant - Wikipedia

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    The capturing pawn moves to the square that the enemy pawn passed over, as if the enemy pawn had advanced only one square. The rule ensures that a pawn cannot use its two-square move to safely skip past an enemy pawn. Capturing en passant is permitted only on the turn immediately after the two-square advance; it cannot be done on a later turn. [4]

  5. Oral tradition - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Kyrgyz manaschi performing part of the Epic of Manas at a yurt camp in Karakol. Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another.

  6. Passing (racial identity) - Wikipedia

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    Anita Florence Hemmings, the first African-American woman to graduate from Vassar College, passed as white for socioeconomic reasons.. Racial passing occurred when a person who was categorized as black in regard to their race in the United States of America, sought to be accepted or perceived ("passed") as a member of another racial group, usually white.

  7. Motion to pass on - Wikipedia

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    The motion to pass on is a dilatory parliamentary motion used in parliamentary procedure. It is distinct from the motion to table or to postpone to a certain time . The motion delays consideration of a matter for a later time without indicating prejudice with respect to it. [ 1 ]

  8. Buck passing - Wikipedia

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    The Scapegoat by William Holman Hunt (1854). Buck passing, or passing the buck, or sometimes (playing) the blame game, is the act of attributing to another person or group one's own responsibility.

  9. With flying colours - Wikipedia

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    [8] or pass... simply mean to have returned from the sea and to pass into the harbour, respectively. Similarly, the phrase "sailing under false colours" was a reference to a tactic used by pirates or maritime robbers. [3]