“Miss the boat”
定義
To miss an opportunity.
例句
Examples
“I missed the boat on that investment.”
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I missed the boat on that investment.Compare with the original example
I missed the boat on that investment.
Write a two-line conversation using “Miss the boat”. 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?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Miss the boat" mean?
- "Miss the boat" means to miss an opportunity.
- How do you use "Miss the boat" in a sentence?
- Example: "I missed the boat on that investment."
- Should I interpret "Miss the boat" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.