miss out

verb

1. To miss an experience or lose an opportunity, etc. that should not be missed.

   “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.”

   “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.”

2. To leave out, to omit.

   “People often miss out the "l" in "vulnerable".”

   “He made a list of children in the class but missed out Sally.”