lose out on

Related to lose out on: make into, pick up after, get up to, give up on

lose out on (something)

To miss the chance or opportunity to do, get, or participate in something. Because I was so sick last week, I lost out on the chance to see my sister while she was in town. I lost out on the promotion because I hadn't been logging my hours correctly in work.
See also: lose, on, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

lose out on

To miss (an opportunity, for example).
See also: lose, on, out
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • lose out
  • lose out on (something)
  • miss out
  • miss out on
  • miss out on (something)
  • one chance in a million
  • a chance in a million
  • on the (off) chance
  • on the chance
  • once-in-a-lifetime chance