Daily life

never pass something up

never refuse an appealing opportunity

To always accept an opportunity, offer, or enjoyable experience when it is available.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Do you want to join us for karaoke?

Of course. I never pass up an invitation like that.

Play the conversation

She never passes up a chance to try a new restaurant.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I never pass up it.

Say: I never pass it up.

With a pronoun, put it before “up”; with a noun, both positions are possible.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

never pass up something; never pass something up; never pass up a chance to do something

Your turn: say it out loud

She never passes up a chance to try a new restaurant.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

never pass something up

never refuse an appealing opportunity

“She never passes up a chance to try a new restaurant.”

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