drop the ball
Example Sentences
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But if he receives a second chance at a game-changing pick-six, don’t expect him to drop the ball.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023
Despite boasting a superb ensemble of young performers, the “High School Musical” trilogy has a tendency to drop the ball on numbers featuring the entire cast.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 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
