Collocations for "miss"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "miss" in context.
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miss
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- miss the [class, game, recital]
- missed the [bus, train, flight]
- doesn't miss a [beat, thing]
- missed [a mistake, the error]
- miss a [catch, shot, throw]
- miss your favorite [show, movie]
- just missed him
- misses the mark
- the [shooter, gunman, marksman, sniper] missed his mark
- totally misses the point
- you're missing the (whole) point
- miss this [chance, opportunity] to
- don't want to miss out
- miss out on (all) the [fun, activities]
- I miss you
- I miss her so much
- miss my [mom, parents, friends, girlfriend]
- miss [eating, going, watching, having]
- Miss [Jones, Smith]
- (the title of) Miss [America, World, Universe]
- she is (such) a Little Miss [Perfect, Goody Two-Shoes]
- [excuse me, please, sorry], Miss
- please, Miss, can I [leave, go to the toilet]?
- excuse, me, miss, [is this your, could you tell me]...?
- an [impossible, incredible, easy, expensive] (penalty) miss
- a [costly, dreadful, bad] miss
- the student has [five] misses this [month, trimester]
- [make up, atone, compensate] for a miss
- [rate, consider] the [movie] a hit or a miss
- a miss is as good as a mile
- a swing and a miss (by)
'miss' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
afford
- awful
- baking
- barbecue
- blink
- catch
- crazy
- daddy
- dear
- eight
- evening
- fantastic
- flight
- forfeit
- goal
- grandfather
- grandma
- grandpa
- granny
- gravy
- great
- home
- mad
- monthly
- near
- opportunity
- outdoor
- perfect
- preview
- quickly
- remember
- scheduled
- shame
- shoe
- sound
- stationary
- unbelievable
- unfortunate