pass up a chance
1pass up something — pass up (something) 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 …
2pass up — (something) 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 …
3chance — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 possibility ADJECTIVE ▪ excellent, good, high, real, strong ▪ There is a very real chance that the film will win an award. ▪ decent …
4pass — pass1 W1S1 [pa:s US pæs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(go past)¦ 2¦(move/go)¦ 3¦(put)¦ 4¦(road/river etc)¦ 5¦(give)¦ 6¦(give information)¦ 7¦(time)¦ 8¦(exam/test)¦ 9¦(law/proposal)¦ 10¦(happen)¦ …
5pass — 1 verb 1 GO PAST (I, T) to come up to a particular point or object and go past it: The crowd parted to let the truck pass. | They kept quiet until the soldiers had passed. | pass sb/sth: We passed each other on the staircase. | I pass the sports… …
6pass — ▪ I. pass pass 1 [pɑːs ǁ pæs] verb 1. [transitive] if an official group passes a law, proposal etc, or it passes that group, it is accepted by them, especially by voting: • Shareholders of Fibreboard Corp. narrowly passed a measure doubling the… …
7pass sth up — UK US pass sth up Phrasal Verb with pass({{}}/pɑːs/ US /pæs/ verb ► to fail to take advantage of something: »He couldn t see passing up a 40% raise. pass up a chance/opportunity »On occasion, the company is so busy that it has passed up the… …
8pass up — PHRASAL VERB If you pass up a chance or an opportunity, you do not take advantage of it. [V P n (not pron)] The official urged the government not to pass up the opportunity that has now presented itself... [V n P] I can t pass this up. She waved… …
9pass up — transitive verb Date: 1896 to let go by without accepting or taking advantage of < pass up a chance for promotion >; also decline, reject …
10chance — n 1 Chance, accident, fortune, luck, hap, hazard denote something that happens without an apparent or determinable cause or as a result of unpredictable forces. Chance serves often as a general term for the incalculable and fortuitous element in… …
