See sneak past on Wiktionary
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"form": "sneaks past",
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},
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
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"text": "It might be seen as inappropriate, but I'll sneak it past human resources.",
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"To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle."
],
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[
"get through",
"get through"
],
[
"go around",
"go around"
],
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"inspection",
"inspection"
],
[
"guard",
"guard"
],
[
"bureaucratic",
"bureaucratic"
],
[
"hurdle",
"hurdle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle."
],
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"transitive"
]
}
],
"word": "sneak past"
}
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"participle",
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"past"
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},
{
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"US",
"participle",
"past"
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"past"
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],
[
"go around",
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],
[
"inspection",
"inspection"
],
[
"guard",
"guard"
],
[
"bureaucratic",
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"(transitive) To get through or successfully go around an inspection, guard or bureaucratic hurdle."
],
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"word": "sneak past"
}
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