pass up
(Informal)
[verb]
Synonyms: miss, abstain, decline, forgo, give (something) a miss (informal), let slip, neglect

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pass something ↔ up phrasal verb (see also pass)
to not make use of a chance to do something
pass up a chance/opportunity/offer
I don’t think you should pass up the opportunity to go to university.

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pass up
pass up (something)
to fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
Phillips could never pass up a chance to tell you how much he hated lawyers.

When they invited her to perform, I told her she shouldn't pass it up.

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pass up something
pass up (something)
to fail to take advantage of an opportunity.
Phillips could never pass up a chance to tell you how much he hated lawyers.

When they invited her to perform, I told her she shouldn't pass it up.

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pass up
v. To let (something) go by; refuse.
Mary passed up the dessert because she was on a diet.
John was offered a good job in California, but he passed it up because he didn't want to move.
Compare: TURN DOWN.

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