give a miss

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give something a miss (informal)

to not take part in an activity I think I'll give the barbecue a miss. I'm on a diet.

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And now sources have revealed that Saks, which first carried her jeans, decided to give a miss to soccer stud David Beckham's wife after she sold her upscale designer line exclusively to Bergdorf Goodman. Saks shake off Posh's denim line by Asian News International This could be said that Urine therapy was one of the Alternative medical cures he was going to give a miss. Urine Therapy A Cure for All Diseases by Francis Adam / Health, general community Vancouver-based Jonathan Erlich, 40, told the Globe and Mail newspaper that he decided to give a miss to a friend's invitation for a nightcap in the Oberoi Hotel's plush lobby on Wednesday night, drifted off to sleep and only woke up after hearing a loud explosion on the street below. Canadian businessman recalls narrow escape from Oberoi by Asian News International			give a bad name give a bang give a bawling out give a bell give a blank check give a blank look give a bloody nose give a break give a buzz give a damn give a dig give a dirty look Give a dog a bad name give a dose of own medicine give a fair crack of the whip give a free hand give a good account of oneself give a hand give a hard time give a heads up give a leg up give a lick and a promise give a lift give a line give a little give a miss give a monkey's give a new lease of life give a once-over give a pain give a piece of mind give a red face give a ring give a rocket give a rough time give a run for money give a shit give a shot give a thick ear give a tinker's cuss give a tinkle give a try give a whirl give a wide berth give an account give an earful give an inch Give an inch and he'll take a mile Give an inch and take a mile give as good as get give as good as one gets			give a hand give a hand give a hand give a hand give a hang give a hard time give a hard time give a hard time give a hard time give a heads up give a hoot give a hoot give a job give a job to give a judicial hearing to give a kick give a leg up give a lesson give a lick and a promise Give a Life Foundation give a lift give a line give a little give a man enough rope and he will hang himself give a man enough rope and he will hang himself give a man enough rope and he will hang himself give a man plenty of rope and he will hang himself give a man plenty of rope and he will hang himself give a man plenty of rope and he will hang himself give a mandate give a miss give a monkey's give a mouthful give a name give a new form to give a new lease of life give a new lease on life give a once-over give a pain give a pat on the back give a performance give a permit give a piece of mind give a piece of mind give a piece of mind give a piece of mind give a piece of mind give a position to give a post to give a present give a prize give a promise give a raspberry Give A Rat's Ass give a recommendation give a red face give a report give a reprieve give a right

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