Definitions from Wiktionary (hospital pass)
▸ noun: (literally) A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment
▸ noun: (figuratively, sports, British, Australia, Ireland) A poorly executed pass to a team-mate, who is likely to lose the ball as a result. (Originally rugby union, where the recipient of a hospital pass is a sitting duck for a hard tackle.)
▸ noun: (by extension) a promotion or delegation which is likely to end in failure or ignominy; a poisoned chalice
▸ noun: (figuratively, Ultimate Frisbee) A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital.
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▸ noun: (literally) A pass (for schools, military, etc.) exempting one from regular activities, to instead visit a hospital for treatment
▸ noun: (figuratively, sports, British, Australia, Ireland) A poorly executed pass to a team-mate, who is likely to lose the ball as a result. (Originally rugby union, where the recipient of a hospital pass is a sitting duck for a hard tackle.)
▸ noun: (by extension) a promotion or delegation which is likely to end in failure or ignominy; a poisoned chalice
▸ noun: (figuratively, Ultimate Frisbee) A throw that stays in the air long enough that it allows too many people to get underneath it, increasing the risk of injury and a trip to the hospital.
Similar:
hall pass,
bus pass,
passe-partout,
ticket,
pass,
hallway medicine,
hospital,
spittal,
thoroughpass,
clearing station,
more...
Adjectives:
passe,
passing,
passage,
cross over,
past,
passable,
transitive,
transient,
pass-fail,
traverse,
leg
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