- give it a miss
- abstain from, avoid
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
give it a miss
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give something a miss — informal phrase to decide not to do something that you usually do I think I’ll give my art class a miss this week. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: miss * * * Brit … Useful english dictionary
give something a miss — give (something) a miss informal to not take part in an activity. I think I ll give the barbecue a miss. I m on a diet … New idioms dictionary
give something a miss — ► give something a miss Brit. informal decide not to do or have something. Main Entry: ↑miss … English terms dictionary
give something a miss Brit. — give something a miss Brit. informal decide not to do or have something. → miss … English new terms dictionary
give something a miss — verb To forego something. I decided to give the new Franzen book a miss … Wiktionary
give something a miss — informal to decide not to do something that you usually do I think I ll give my art class a miss this week … English dictionary
give one a miss — avoid running into … English contemporary dictionary
miss — Ⅰ. miss [1] ► VERB 1) fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with. 2) be too late for. 3) fail to notice, hear, or understand. 4) fail to be present. 5) avoid. 6) (mi … English terms dictionary
give a miss — give (something) a miss chiefly Brit informal : to choose not to do (something) or go (somewhere) I had so much else to do that I decided to give the party a miss. • • • Main Entry: ↑miss … Useful english dictionary
give a miss — give (something) a miss informal to not take part in an activity. I think I ll give the barbecue a miss. I m on a diet … New idioms dictionary
