v. phr. , informal To make (something) happen; succeed in causing. By much planning, the mother brought the marriage to pass. The change in the law was slow in coming, and it took a disaster to bring it to pass.
Compare: BRING ABOUT, COME TO PASS.
v. phr. , informal To make (something) happen; succeed in causing. By much planning, the mother brought the marriage to pass. The change in the law was slow in coming, and it took a disaster to bring it to pass.
Compare: BRING ABOUT, COME TO PASS.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012