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Welcome to MicroEnglish. This B2 lesson
starts with a

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familiar moment: you've just got home,
you're tired, and a

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friend invites you out. How can you say no
warmly? Today

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we'll explore give it a miss, an informal
British expression

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for deciding not to do something.

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Both replies decline the invitation. I
can't

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come suggests that something prevents you
from going. I'll

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give it a miss presents it as your
decision. You might be exhausted,