“Drop the ball”
تعریف
To make a mistake by failing to do something important.
مثالیں
Examples
“We dropped the ball by missing the deadline.”
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
We dropped the ball by missing the deadline.Compare with the original example
We dropped the ball by missing the deadline.
Write a two-line conversation using “Drop the ball”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Drop the ball" mean?
- "Drop the ball" means to make a mistake by failing to do something important.
- How do you use "Drop the ball" in a sentence?
- Example: "We dropped the ball by missing the deadline."
- Should I interpret "Drop the ball" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.