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Football Language: To miss out on

miss out onWhat is the meaning of the phrase ‘(to) Miss out on’ in football?

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(to) Miss out on

To miss out on something means that a person is not going to be able to do something or participate in something despite the fact that he or she thought they would. This week was the deadline for European teams to name their squads for this summer’s Euro 2016 and many players who thought they were going to have been named in the squad have not been chosen – they have missed out on going to the Euros. (to) Miss out on.

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