drop the ball
US informalDefinition
› 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.Making mistakes
(Definition of drop the ball from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- balls (sth) up phrasal verb
- blunder verb (MISTAKE)
- bodge noun, verb
- boob verb
- botch verb
- confuse verb
- err verb
- famous last words idiom
- fault noun (MISTAKE)
- goof verb
- misdirect verb
- misstate verb
- of your own making idiom
- put sth out phrasal verb (MAKE WRONG)
- put your foot in it idiom
- sign your own death warrant idiom
- slip up phrasal verb
- speak/talk out of turn idiom
- stumble verb (PAUSE)
- trip (sb) up phrasal verb (FAIL)
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