Don’t accept the parent’s taken to drink (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
pass up
'don't accept' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'parent's taken to drink' is the wordplay.
'parent's' becomes 'pa's' (pa can mean dad or father).
'taken' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'to drink' becomes 'sup' (to sup is to drink).
'pas'+'sup'='PASS UP'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pass up that I've seen before include "Turn (something) down" , "forego" , "Ignore" , "Refrain from seizing (an opportunity)" , "col?" .)