pass up

verb

1. informal,  to let go by; ignore

   I won't pass up this opportunity

2. to take no notice of (someone)

Idioms and Phrases

Let go by, reject, as in I can't believe Betty passed up the chocolate cake, or This opportunity is too good to pass up. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

Veronika is transporting the world’s largest diamond to Paris, an opportunity too tempting for the magicians to pass up.

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The famous outlaw lovers are thought to have provided inspiration for GTA 6's lead characters, and the timing seemed too perfect to pass up.

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But she says Bay Collective is "everything she believes in" and she couldn't pass up the opportunity to be reunited with Cossington.

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Not once in their 13-year tenure has Guggenheim been accused of passing up talent to save money.

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It sometimes passed up the below-market interest rates reserved for nonprofit infrastructure projects in favor of often more-expensive borrowing that can be used to make debt payments or cover operating costs, according to bond filings.

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