give something a miss

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give something a miss

verb gives something a miss · giving something a miss · gave something a miss · given something a miss

  1. idiomatic To forgo something. I decided to give the new book a miss.

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verb to forego something

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@misc{give_something_a_miss_2026,
  title = {give something a miss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/give%20something%20a%20miss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}