Nam himself was unfazed by the backlash and passed up other projects for this one, and we're so glad he did.

That was confirmed for me when Newsom passed up a coveted invitation to speak on opening night at the convention.

Eight years ago, Mr Biden passed up a presidential bid in favour of Mrs Clinton – under some not so subtle pressure from Mr Obama.

Exacerbating its debt issues, Bakish passed up opportunities to sell assets, including Showtime and BET.

Scotland passed up countless big opportunities as they endeavoured to end a seven-game winless run and Clarke acknowledged such openings will be scarce against Germany, Switzerland and Hungary.