drop the ball
Example Sentences
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“They’re dropping the ball on the relationship that will define the next few years.”
From New York Times
"They go with the flow in good times and drop the ball in bad times."
From Salon
But officials are confident they won't drop the ball this time.
From Reuters
She knows she can't be seen to drop the ball on this.
From BBC
“Throughout the intake and screening process, there were multiple opportunities to get Michael the psychiatric care that he needed, but each provider down the chain completely dropped the ball,” Dreveskracht wrote.
From Seattle Times
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