miss one's tip

verb

To fail in one's plan or attempt.

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Meanings

verbmiss one's tip (third-person singular simple present misses one's tip, present participle missing one's tip, simple past and past participle missed one's tip)

present singular third person misses one's tip · participle present missing one's tip · participle past missed one's tip · past missed one's tip

  1. archaicslangTo fail in one's plan or attempt.

    You attack him for making himself conspicuous at the sale of Shakspeare's house. You seem to think he has missed his tip. No, he hasn't. Scores and scores of the British public, in spite of anything you may say, will connect Shakspeare with George Jones.

    1847, Punch, Or, The London Charivari, volumes 12-13, page 138
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