pass up

verb

1. To refuse (not accept); forgo.

   “He passed up my invitation for dinner, saying he was too busy.”

   “Everton were, perhaps understandably, deflated at the setback and it was no surprise when Suarez added Liverpool's second after 82 minutes. Distin and Baines were involved in a mix-up as the Uruguayan advanced into the area, and he was not about to pass up the gift to shoot low past Howard.”

2. To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher.

   “The teacher told us to pass up our English homework.”

   “Be punctual and pass up schoolwork on time.”

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up.

   “Can you pass up this box to the guy on the ladder?”