give something a miss
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Meaning · English
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Er no cos I realized that I was that it was totally wrong so I just gave it a miss and went on to something else.
He said: ' Clay County wrenched the muscles in his quarters when dropping his hind legs in the water jump at Nottingham, so we decided to give the Cheltenham Festival a miss and let him have a long break.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review.
Common questions
What does “give something a miss” mean?
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Is “give something a miss” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.