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Drop the subject, ignore the matter, as in I don't understand what you mean.—Oh, skip it for now. This interjection uses skip in the sense of “pass over.” [Colloquial; c. 1930]

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”

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Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

their

there

they're

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Words nearby skip it

skip-bomb, skip bombing, skip car, skipdent, skip distance, skip it, skipjack, skiplane, skip off, ski pole, skip out

Example sentences from the Web for skip it

Ultimately, 2015 might be the year American anti-LGBT advocates wish they could skip.
‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage|Tim Mak|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But failing that, he advised pro-immigration reform Republican candidates such as former Gov. Jeb Bush to just skip the state.
Can This Republican Bring the GOP Back to Its Senses on Immigration?|Tim Mak|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the man appears so weary that I decide to skip the dull stuff and get to the heat.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He made an easy target, the know-it-all liberal egghead who demeaned the wisdom of the American people.
Obamacare Architect: I Wanted to Sound Smart|Ben Jacobs|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The human attention span is evolving in such a way that they can skip around.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Well, though they do muster strong, we may make Edward's party skip for all that; if we have but justice on our side.
The Battle of Hexham;|George Colman
Nobody could read it twice, of 276 course; and the first time even it was necessary to skip.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Now and then a gun was fired at the Indians, forcing them to skip nimbly behind the trees.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
It is probable that the word was the same in both passages,though whether skip or slip I have no means of determining.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
I was "strung up" to a high degree of expectation and listened every moment to hear the panpipes and the Roo-too-too-it.
A Thin Ghost and Others|M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James

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