skip it

phrase

chiefly US, informal
used to say that one does not want to do something, talk about something, etc.
I meant to … oh, skip it. It's not important anyway.

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“Skip it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip%20it. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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