Sentence examples of "pass the buck" in English
Go straight down the road, and when you pass the traffic light you're there.
Descendez la rue tout droit et lorsque vous passez le feu, vous y êtes.
She made great efforts to pass the examination.
Elle a fait beaucoup d'efforts pour passer l'examen.
The friend who I thought would pass the exam failed it.
Cet ami, lequel je pensais aurait réussi cet examen, l'a échoué.
As a means to pass the time on his long journeys, Christopher Columbus once made a sentence with an infinite number of words.
Afin de passer le temps durant ses longs voyages, Christophe Colomb fit une fois une phrase avec un nombre infini de mots.
"Will he pass the examination?" "I am afraid not."
"Réussira-t-il son examen ?" "Je crains que non."
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