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third-person singular simple present misses out, present participle missing out, simple past and past participle missed out
To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed. quotations examples
Oh my good gracious me, look at that. Whoa! Quick!What is it?I can't explain it. You're just going to have to come over here and look out this window for a while.Whatever it is, we're not interested.Well. I have to say you're missing out.
2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4
The final started with £85m worth of striking talent on the bench as Carroll was a Liverpool substitute and Chelsea's Fernando Torres missed out on a starting place against his former club.
2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport
(chiefly Britain) To leave out, to omit. quotations examples
DOCTOR (as the TARDIS is showing pictures of his previous companions): Miss out the metal dog, why don't you?
2010 November 8, Meanwhile, in the TARDIS... (mini-episodes included in the fifth season of Doctor Who)