passing up
Letting it go
Passing up means declining or forgoing something available to you.
You pass up an opportunity, a job offer, a second helping of dessert.
The phrase suggests the thing was within reach but you chose not to take it: I can't believe you passed up tickets to the concert.
Unlike simply refusing, passing up often implies you might later regret the decision.
- refusingDeclining to accept
- opportunityFavorable circumstance for advancement
- golden opportunityExceptionally favorable circumstance
- once in a lifetimeOccurring only one time
- decliningDecreasing in strength
saying no · rejecting · forego · letting go · chance · easy money · free lunch · sacrifice · overlook · miss · fear of missing out · forfeit · opt-out · relinquish · abstain · waive · regret · lost
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- doing withoutfasting, rationing, skipping meals, going hungry, abstaining
passing upaccepting
Willing to receive
taking · seizing · embracing · grabbing · snapping up
passing upjumping on
Leaping onto a surface
pursuing · going after · leaping at · chasing · seeking out
pass, passing, passed, passes, passer, passers, passerby, passable, impassable