Idiom
give something a miss
Meaning
To forgo something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I think I will give the party a miss tonight.”
“Since I have a busy morning tomorrow, I decided to give the late movie a miss.”
“Although the gala was the social event of the season, she chose to give it a miss in favor of a quiet evening at home.”
Examples
simple
“I think I will give the party a miss tonight.”
contextual
“Since I have a busy morning tomorrow, I decided to give the late movie a miss.”
complex
“Although the gala was the social event of the season, she chose to give it a miss in favor of a quiet evening at home.”
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