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pass up Informal
Meaning: If you pass up an opportunity or an invitation, you choose not to take the opportunity or accept the invitation.
Synonym: turn down, declineFor example:
- pass up sth Bill passed up the opportunity to study music in a top university. He formed his own band instead.
- pass sth up I had to pass the invitation up as I already had an appointment at that time.
pass up: invitation, chance, opportunity, window of opportunity, shot (at doing something)
Quick Quiz:
Julian passed up the chance to study at Oxford University because he
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