drop the ball
Example Sentences
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“So when you drop the ball, you’re kind of pissed off. And when they come back to you, it just means a lot for my confidence.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
“The football gods laugh at us and drop the ball in at the 1-inch line for us to go have to win the game,” coach Michael Locksley said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
The sort of Tests where if you drop the ball like England did, you are soon picking up tickets home.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2023
"Governments cannot drop the ball," Van Kerkhove said, adding that the coronavirus continues to circulate, evolve, infect and kill people.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2023
They put us up at this fancy hotel near Times Square, where they drop the ball on New Year’s Eve.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
