miss out on

1. Lose a chance for, fail to achieve, as in Ruth came late to the party and missed out on all the fun, or Trudy missed out on the promotion. [First half of 1900s] Also see lose out, def. 2.

Example Sentences

The FSB's Tina McKenzie says it's "not ok" that some people miss out on their awards – but argues that she isn't surprised when "500,000 business have closed over the last four to five years".

From BBC

Bremerton School District, in reality, Kennedy’s private, optional, unobtrusive team prayers were none of these things: He often made them surrounded by large crowds of students, some of whom felt compelled to join so as not to miss out on playing time, and the media circus Kennedy created became so disruptive that the team’s head coach quit after the season because he feared for his safety.

From Slate

Contractors, who work for federal agencies but are not directly employed by the government, will miss out on work, too.

From BBC

And whoever is named would then miss out on a singles match.

From BBC

"The problem with Bali is people come here and only stay in certain areas because they want to see cute cafes, visit Instagrammable places. And they miss out on the fact that Bali is a very culturally rich island," Ms Marie tells the BBC.

From BBC