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given something a miss

given something a miss is the past participle of give something a miss.

Meaning of give something a miss

Verb

give something a miss (third-person singular simple present gives something a miss, present participle giving something a miss, simple past gave something a miss, past participle given something a miss)

  1. (idiomatic) To forgo something.
    • I decided to give the new book a miss.

Questions about given something a miss

What is given something a miss the past participle of?
Given something a miss is the past participle of give something a miss.

Words near given something a miss in the dictionary

  1. given someone to understand
  2. given someone what for
  3. given someone what-for
  4. given someone wood
  5. given something a go
  6. given something a miss
  7. given something a shot
  8. given something a try
  9. given something a whirl
  10. given something up as a bad job
  11. given suck

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