Cut
Cut verb - To penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife).
Pass up
Pass up verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
Both terms in one sentence
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Just as he's about to, Gideon tells him to cut the other one, basing the decision on the fact the bomber had earlier admitted he could never pass up an opportunity to see something go boom.
Source: Wire Dilemma - Now, given the nature of manga writing, some things are bound to get cut out, but this one was a tad too egregious to pass up for fans.
Source: Adaptation Expansion - Many speculate that Warner Bros., who produce it, cut NBC a deal too good to pass up in order to get the show enough episodes for syndication.
Source: Only Barely Renewed
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