pass up

British  

verb

1. informal to let go by; ignore

   I won't pass up this opportunity

2. to take no notice of (someone)

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pass up Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

But she’d ask me again, “Baby, how was your day?” and my heart would not be able to pass up two invitations to have its say.

From Literature

But I didn’t want to pass up a possible Wonder either.

From Literature

A bad decision to pass up a field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter.

From Los Angeles Times

Ultimately, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to accomplish something that would have had his childhood self “so psyched,” he said on his podcast.

From Los Angeles Times

The Frenchman hailed an "outstanding" first half from his team, during which they took the lead through Yang Hyun-Jun and passed up several other chances.

From BBC

Related Words

• chide
• deny
• dismiss
• disregard
• fend off
• ignore
• oppose
• rebuke
• refuse
• reject
• repudiate
• resist
• snub
• spurn
• turn down