drop the ball
Example Sentences
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In the 56th minute they piled on, Darcy Graham almost getting over in the corner, but dropping the ball under pressure.
From BBC
"I blame all the adults in my life that literally just dropped the ball and said: 'She's here in America now, she's going to be fine.'"
From BBC
The Black Caps still needed another 93 when Luke Wood dropped the ball when a reverse sweep from Mitchell looped up to him at backward point.
From BBC
Quarterback Dominick Catalano dropped the ball, picked it up and found Plinski, who also used his lacrosse skills to make the catch.
From Los Angeles Times
"It cannot drop the ball and allow the collapse of Northern Ireland's strategic and world-class aerospace sector."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.