Collocation
miss a meeting
Definition
to not attend a scheduled meeting
'miss a meeting' is a common English collocation. to not attend a scheduled meeting
miss + a/the + meeting
“I can't miss the meeting tomorrow because I'm presenting the report.”
Examples
- Please don't _____ the meeting—it's important.
- I _____ the meeting because my train was delayed.
- If you _____ the meeting again, we'll have to reschedule your update.
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- She had to _____ the meeting to take her son to the doctor.
- We can't afford to _____ the meeting with the client on Monday.
- He almost _____ the meeting, but he arrived just in time.
- Try not to _____ the meeting; the agenda is packed.
- They _____ the meeting after getting the time zones wrong.
- I won't _____ the meeting even if it runs late.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
- do a job to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done