free pass
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free pass
noun free passes
- A document entitling the bearer to free transportation. As a railwayman put it to me: "When I saw chums of mine took their families down there by car, I could see the writing on the wall. We all had free passes, yet they got the car out!"
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An exemption from normal processes.
At the same time, however, no one is entitled to a free pass to the nation's highest court.
Similar: exemption, get out of jail free card, immunity
- An intentional walk. Smith was issued a free pass after Jones' double.
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noun a document entitling the bearer to free entry
| Русский | контрама́рка kontramárka |
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title = {free pass},
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