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pass up

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pass someone or something up 
1. to fail to select someone or something. The committee passed Jill up and chose Kelly. They passed up Jill.
2. to travel past someone or something. We had to pass the museum up, thinking we could visit the next time we were in town. We passed up a hitchhiker.
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pass up something also pass something up
to fail to take advantage of an opportunity Phillips could never pass up a chance to tell you how much he hated lawyers. When they invited her to perform, I told her she shouldn't pass it up.
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