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pass out

pass out

Date: Jun 02 2011

Themes: Party

Quote

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“I loved filming in Tennessee. They have the strongest drinks there. You’re drinking in 120 degrees, and half the crew is passed out after one sip!”

- Actor Robert Pattinson on the best part about shooting his new movie Water for Elephants. (Us Weekly)

Definition

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lose consciousness; fall asleep

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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Some Twilight fans are so crazy about Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward, they would probably pass out if they saw him. But Pattinson talks about passing out for another reason: too much heat, and too much booze!

Pattinson was recently in Tennessee, in the Southern US, filming the movie Water for Elephants with Reese Witherspoon. He talks about how the Southerners he met loved to drink, and drink very strong alcoholic beverages. Combined with the heat, that made some people on his film crew pass out.

When we talk about passing out, it’s often from drinking too much. But alcohol isn’t the only reason why people pass out. If you’re very, very tired you might pass out. Some people pass out when they see blood, if it’s too hot out, or if something shocks them. Passing out can mean falling asleep, or it can mean temporarily losing consciousness, like fainting.

Have you ever passed out? What happened?

Examples

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“My little brother was so sleepy he passed out in front of the TV.”

“I’m so tired, I could pass out right now.”

“After he ran twenty miles, Brad went straight to bed and immediately passed out.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

magician22 to get drunk, and lose the conscience
by magician22
Pavlionka to faint, become unconscious
by Pavlionka
lost consciousness
by sandra_donetsk
birsencan lose consciousness..
by birsencan
Inch to faint
by Inch
Cvetlana it means to become unconscious for a short time, for example when you are drunk
by Cvetlana
"Pass out" is a verb, meaning someone is faint.
by yahuichang0821
Bojana to become unconscious, to faint
by Bojana
Talia Do 'pass out' means to lose consciousness when getting real drunk or to faint.
by Talia Do

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OPQ

OPQ

China

i don’t drinking

09:47 PM May 02 2015 |

OPQ

OPQ

China

no,  I have never pass out. I don’t drink, and even I like watch movies and watch entertainment news or reading magazines sometimes, but I am not that crazy about movie start.  and I keep healthy.

09:46 PM May 02 2015 |

Epaid1979

United States

When the children with disabilities will be sent to these schools their  morale will not be hurt, and their best-dissertation service and self-confidence will also not get hurt by the people who are normal around them and treat them in odd way.

10:34 AM May 02 2015 |

_Kate_

_Kate_

Ukraine

No, It never happend with me as I keep healthy lifestyle and never drink any alcogolic beverages. 

07:42 PM Aug 30 2011 |

sallly08

Colombia

jajaja

10:16 PM Jul 11 2011 |

loklokloklok32

Hong Kong

when i was 17, i often passed out,


because i often got drunk that time. 

04:25 PM Jun 12 2011 |

psycycu43

psycycu43

Taiwan

never!!

09:15 AM Jun 10 2011 |

bluese

bluese

Turkey

I used to go out in the sentence according to the shape of a multi-functionalusage of a term in a positive way, also used in a negative way but I want us to use in a positive way

12:51 PM Jun 05 2011 |

sofree

sofree

China

Never as I remember.

02:43 AM Jun 03 2011 |

hussein

Yemen

I had passed out at age 10 when I got injured by a sharpen tool i mistaekly jumped on lost consciousness for a seconds .. for the slang when check it before reading the explanitions i thought it means somthing like(leave or departure) but ofcurs not pass away!!!!!

06:22 PM Jun 02 2011 |

sabz ali khan

Pakistan

sometimes it happens.

05:53 PM Jun 02 2011 |

shivan86

shivan86

Iraq

I guess until now, that I have passed out one time only…

05:27 PM Jun 02 2011 |

MUHAMMAD92

MUHAMMAD92

Saudi Arabia

nice lesson.

05:16 PM Jun 02 2011 |

loleta_88

loleta_88

Yemen

i have never passed out __

04:40 PM Jun 02 2011 |

wwongsapun

wwongsapun

Thailand

Yes! I have , I pass out when I endow my blood to patient at hospital.

03:04 PM Jun 02 2011 |

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do4ka

do4ka

Russian Federation

like to be “turned off” ;)

02:52 PM Jun 02 2011 |

vool220

vool220

Saudi Arabia

pass out   

01:19 PM Jun 02 2011 |

Kotisha

Kotisha

Russian Federation

Feifei21, Robert Pattinson is in the picture.


As for me once I passed out, because I was very very tired…. 

11:05 AM Jun 02 2011 |

feifei21

feifei21

China

Can someone tell me who the man is in the picture?


“pass out ” can be used where someone became unconcious or so after he experienced something extremely. 

04:15 AM Jun 02 2011 |

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