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单词 drop the ball
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drop the ball

US informal

to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a stupid or careless way:

For God's sake don't drop the ball on this - we're relying on you.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Making mistakes

  • balls
  • balls (sth) up
  • blunder
  • bodge
  • botch
  • drop
  • famous last words idiom
  • goof
  • making
  • misdirect
  • misstate
  • put
  • slip up
  • speak/talk out of turn idiom
  • to err is human (to forgive divine). idiom
  • trip
  • trip (sb) up
  • turn
  • unforced
  • wrong

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drop the ball

to fail to keep working to reach a goal:

Public schools have dropped the ball when it comes to teaching kids about art and music.
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