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pass sth up

Phrasal Verb with pass
 
 
/pɑːs/ verb

Definition

to not use an opportunity to do something interesting: It's a great opportunity - you'd be a fool to pass it up.
(Definition of pass sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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