pass up
Britishverb
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informal to let go by; ignore
I won't pass up this opportunity
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to take no notice of (someone)
Example Sentences
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“I don’t know,” Grandpa said, “but it said in that book there are two things that monkeys won’t ever pass up—coconuts and bananas.”
From Literature
It meant that soon the pass up The Mountain would be closed.
From Literature
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
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