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单词 pass-the-parcel
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pass-the-parcel in British English

(ˌpɑːsðəˈpɑːsəl)
noun
1. 
a children's game in which a parcel with lots of wrappings is passed round while music plays; each time the music stops the person holding theparcel takes a layer of wrapping off
2.  play pass-the-parcel

Examples of 'pass-the-parcel' in a sentence
pass-the-parcel

Like a giant financial pass-the-parcel, really.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
So let's cut through the double-talk and pass-the-parcel that disfigures this discussion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What lies behind this multibillion-pound game of pass-the-parcel?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But some, it now appears, was amassed by participating in elaborate games of pass-the-parcel.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One called it a very disappointing game of bureaucratic pass-the-parcel.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We've just had the birthday cake with three candles, and now we're playing pass-the-parcel!
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Getting this money has been a nightmare - a complete pass-the-parcel approach.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And so long as that pass-the-parcel continues, there's no deadweight loss.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
No super-excessive, pass-the-parcel packaging that will take all evening to tear up for the recycling box.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When he's dealing with his godson freaking out after a pass-the-parcel session gone awry, no bother.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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