passing acquaintance

collocation in English

meaningsofpassingandacquaintance

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passing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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acquaintance
noun
uk
/əˈkweɪn.təns/us
/əˈkweɪn.təns/
a person that you have met but do not ...
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(Definition ofpassingandacquaintancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpassing acquaintance

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The potential and dilemmas here will interest anyone with apassingacquaintancewith orchestras.
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More's the pity because some essays are worth more than apassingacquaintance.
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It takes two to make even apassingacquaintanceinto a working friendship.
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In addition, of course, she has had a more thanpassingacquaintancewith the retail food industry ever since childhood.
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Anybody with only apassingacquaintance, even, will confirm the difference between a trade mark infringement action and a passing off action.
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The important point is that whoever is appointed should have more than apassingacquaintancewith the whole scope of foreign affairs.
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One would not expect the ordinary hospital biochemical laboratory to have more than apassingacquaintancewith such tests.
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I have apassingacquaintancewith the hotel industry.
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One would not mind that so much if it had somepassingacquaintancewith the truth.
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I can say it to a very good friend, but it is much more difficult to say it to a stranger or apassingacquaintance.
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