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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What's the differences?

What's the differences between
To pass up the chance
To pass the chance
To pass upon the chance
  

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For example: I passed up the chance to go to art school. ) I was told that Sylvia did not have a date for Friday night yet, and that she wanted to go out and would say yes to me or Bill if one of us asked her. But I decided not to ask her and instead passed the chance on to Bill.

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  • For example: I passed up the chance to go to art school.
  • ) I was told that Sylvia did not have a date for Friday night yet, and that she wanted to go out and would say yes to me or Bill if one of us asked her.
  • But I decided not to ask her and instead passed the chance on to Bill.
  • ) Mike told me that there would be a guy in a white sport coat in the bar, who could let me have what I wanted for $1500.
  • I saw the guy when we entered the bar, and I started towards him, but when I reached him, I kept on walking, passing upon the chance that he could deliver what I needed.
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For example:

I passed up the chance to go to art school. (I decided not to go to art school when the opportunity of doing so presented itself to me.)

I was told that Sylvia did not have a date for Friday night yet, and that she wanted to go out and would say yes to me or Bill if one of us asked her. But I decided not to ask her and instead passed the chance on to Bill. (I decl
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For me, "pass up the chance" is the only familiar expression. If I encountered the others I would assume them to be variants of this.
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