pass up

They are living in a holding pattern, as it were, passing up the activities that lead to growth or development or a sense of accomplishment.

You're passing up a great opportunity, at least for the ones that would be brought aboard for it.

That night I told my wife about how much I regretted passing up the opportunity to fly more with Dad when I'd had the chance.

Some observers also said the bank benefited by passing up certain overseas opportunities before the crisis.

I'm really worried I'd be making a mistake by passing up the opportunity to go out with Cindy.

It means passing up opportunities to scale what he does, but he believes that preserving the human dimension of his company is worth it.

What is truly ridiculous is passing up on an opportunity to tell someone that your heart is invested in him or her.

You could be passing up a great opportunity. Consider changing your mind.

Turning, she caught a man who was passing up the cave by the arm, and asked him something in an imperious tone.

Ere long I perceived a group of the servants passing up the road towards the kitchen wing.

ESPN, the network that bills itself as the worldwide leader in sports, says that passing up the World Cup is just not an option.

Your friends, family, and colleagues may think you're crazy for passing up a promotion.

By not participating , they are passing up as much as 5, 000 dollars a year from the employer, who would happily match their contribution .

I never thought that I would prefer to stay home evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties.

At this rate, the iPad is poised to become the fourth largest consumer electronics category, passing up gaming hardware and the cellphone.

In those days we had never heard of passing up a chance to kill a wolf.

If that means passing up shot attempts and acting as a decoy, then so be it.

But he says they'll regret passing up their chance to say goodbye to their classmates.

But passing up Ivy prestige for the chance to pursue his passion, attended Williams College and the Berklee College of Music.

In some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen is collections.

Imagine passing up an offer like that.

I was eager to seize the time quickly to hold those days which were passing up so fast;