pass up
Britishverb
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informal to let go by; ignore
I won't pass up this opportunity
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to take no notice of (someone)
Example Sentences
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I couldn’t pass up the opportunity, and once my boyfriend landed a remote job, we decided to make the move.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Arsene Wenger's Arsenal managed to pass up almost identical leads five years apart in the 2000s, though Gunners fans could bathe in the glory of their Invincibles season in-between.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
County officials said at the time that the foreclosure sale was too good a deal to pass up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The promise of AI agents who can do your work for you is too good to pass up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
I sucked on that and spit out the pith and watched the soldier pass up and down past a freight-car outside and after a while the train gave a jerk and started.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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