give something a miss Brit.

give something a miss Brit.
give something a miss Brit.
informal
decide not to do or have something.
miss

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  • give a miss — give (something) a miss chiefly Brit informal : to choose not to do (something) or go (somewhere) I had so much else to do that I decided to give the party a miss. • • • Main Entry: ↑miss …   Useful english dictionary

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  • miss someone/something out — LEAVE OUT, exclude, miss (off), fail to mention, pass over, skip; Brit. informal give something a miss. → miss …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dispense with — 1) let s dispense with the formalities Syn: waive, omit, drop, leave out, forgo, do away with; informal give something a miss 2) he dispensed with his crutches Syn: get rid of, throw away/out, dispose of, discard; i …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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