miss out

This page is about the phrasal verb miss out

Meaning

to miss the chance to get something you'd like to have, or do something you'd like to do

miss out We tried to buy tickets to the Nick Cave concert, but they'd sold out. If we'd tried to buy them earlier, we wouldn't have missed out.
miss out on We all feel sorry for Tim. He missed out on a spot in the Olympic team because he injured his foot during the selection trials.

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