Recommendations · Opinions and society

give it a miss

choose not to use

To give something a miss means to decide not to do or use it.

B2 common mostly spoken

give it a miss

This vs that

I’ve decided not to attend

I’ll give the meeting a miss.

I’ve decided not to accept it

I’ll turn down the invitation.

Hear it in real life

Are you coming to the street festival?

I think I’ll give it a miss this year. It’ll be too crowded for me.

Play the conversation

I’m going to give the council meeting a miss tonight; I’ve had a long day.

Which sounds natural?

Psst — which one would you actually say?

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I gave a miss ~~to the meeting~~ because I was busy.

Say: I gave the meeting a miss because I was busy.

Put the thing being avoided between give and a miss.

Say it together

Whole chunks natives use with it.

give ___ a miss

I’m going to give the crowded market a miss today.

We gave the late train a miss and waited for the next one.

More for talking about recommendations.

I'd definitely recommend

I'd definitely recommend booking your tickets in advance.

you might want to try

You might want to try the new café near the station.

Opinions and society · Recommendations: the words around “give it a miss”.

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Your turn: say it out loud

I think I’ll give it a miss.

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

give it a miss

choose not to use

“I’m going to give the council meeting a miss tonight; I’ve had a long day.”

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