"give something a miss" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give something a miss.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives something a miss [present, singular, third-person], giving something a miss [participle, present], gave something a miss [past], given something a miss [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> something a miss}} give something a miss (third-person singular simple present gives something a miss, present participle giving something a miss, simple past gave something a miss, past participle given something a miss)
  1. (idiomatic) To forgo something. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: pass on Translations (to forego something): jättää väliin (Finnish), faire l’impasse (French)

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