What does pass up mean?
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pass up
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Princeton's WordNet
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb
refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
pass upverb
fail to acknowledge
"he passed me up in the street"
Wiktionary
pass upverb
To refuse ; forgo.
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"Pass up" is a phrasal verb that generally refers to the act of missing, dismissing, declining, or choosing not to take advantage of an opportunity, offer, or chance. It implies the conscious decision to not partake in or use something that is offered or available.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pass up in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pass up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of pass up in a Sentence
Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal... I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up.
The worst thing we can do is cry about what happened, we should take Raul and Obama at their word. There was never a better opportunity than now for us bring our peoples together, and this is an opportunity we should not pass up.
I've found out that I cannot pass up pizza without having some. I just can’t! my kids have a lot of pizza. I can't go to a kid's birthday party without having a slice.
The life and the simple beauty of it is too good to pass up.
It's kind of like buying a lottery [ ticket ], even if you don't want to put much money on it, there's a chance for 10, 20, 30x returns, which is just kind of hard to pass up.
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