make pass

To cause something to move past or through something; in sports, to transfer a ball or puck to a teammate; or in a broader sense, to successfully navigate or complete a stage or test.

• 🇪🇸Hacer que algo pase por delante o a través de algo; en deportes, pasar el balón o el disco a un compañero de equipo; o, en un sentido más amplio, superar con éxito una etapa o un examen.

1. Cause to move past B2 informal

   To cause something or someone to move past a point or obstacle.

   • He made the ball pass through the narrow gap.
   • The driver made the car pass the truck on the highway.
   • She made the thread pass through the eye of the needle.

   🇪🇸hacer pasar

2. Cause to be approved B2 formal

   To cause something, such as a law or proposal, to be accepted or approved.

   • The senator worked hard to make the bill pass through Congress.
   • They made the proposal pass the committee review.
   • The team made the new policy pass the board of directors.

   🇪🇸hacer aprobar