passes up
Lets slip by
To pass up is to decline or let go by—to forgo an opportunity you could have taken: She passed up the job offer, I can't pass up a good deal.
The phrase implies choice rather than inability; you had access but chose not to take it.
- foregoesDeliberately does without
- declinesRefuses or diminishes
- abstainsDeliberately doesn't partake
- misses outFails to experience something
- misses the boatFails to seize opportunity
rejects · hesitates · refuses · sacrifices · lets go · lets slip · bypasses · dismisses · turns a blind eye · staves off · overlooks · ignores · walks away from · vetoes · avoids · postpones · turns down · delays