"miss a trick" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misses a trick [present, singular, third-person], missing a trick [participle, present], missed a trick [participle, past], missed a trick [past]
Etymology: From card games, where trick means “a sequence in which each player plays a card and a winning play is determined”. Etymology templates: {{m|en|trick}} trick Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} miss a trick (third-person singular simple present misses a trick, present participle missing a trick, simple past and past participle missed a trick)
  1. To allow an advantageous opportunity to pass by.
    Sense id: en-miss_a_trick-en-verb-ohJSO7TG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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