Dic: pass over

• She claimed she was repeatedly passed over for promotion.
• They've been rejected, disappointed, ignored, passed over.
• He largely passed over the government's record.
• They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence.
• Thirty attorneys were passed over for promotion by the department.
• I was next in line for a promotion, but they passed over me.
• I passed over the bruised apples and picked out the nicest ones.

PHRASAL VERB : usu passive | If someone is passed over for a job or position, they do not get the job or position and someone younger or less experienced is chosen instead.

PHRASAL VERB | If you pass over a topic in a conversation or speech, you do not talk about it.

pass over somebody/something | to ignore someone or something

CF. Literally. to pass above someone or something.

• A cloud passed over our little group, cooling us a little.
• The huge blimp passed over the little community.

.... Cobuild, http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pass+over