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pass up

/pɑːs ˈʌp/ verb
  1. To refuse (not accept); forgo. (transitive) · He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy.
  2. To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher. (transitive) · The teacher told us to pass up our English homework.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up. (transitive) · Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?
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