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
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
miss — miss1 W2S1 [mıs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not do something/fail to do something)¦ 2¦(not hit/catch)¦ 3¦(feel sad about somebody)¦ 4¦(feel sad about something)¦ 5¦(too late)¦ 6 miss a chance/opportunity 7¦(not see/hear)¦ 8 miss the point 9 something is not to … Dictionary of contemporary English
miss — miss1 [ mıs ] verb *** ▸ 1 not reach ▸ 2 not be present at ▸ 3 be too late for ▸ 4 not hear/understand ▸ 5 opportunity/chance ▸ 6 avoid something bad ▸ 7 feel sad about ▸ 8 no longer have something ▸ 9 car engine ▸ 10 not have period ▸ + PHRASES… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
