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drop the ball

/drɒp ðə bɔːl/

翻译: 非正式习语,指犯错、未能完成重要的事情或辜负他人,没有尽到自己的责任。

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/drɒp ðə bɔːl/B2informal
  • zh非正式习语,指犯错、未能完成重要的事情或辜负他人,没有尽到自己的责任。

An informal idiom meaning to make a mistake, fail to do something important, or let others down by not fulfilling a responsibility.

  1. Make a mistake or failB2informalamerican

    To make an error or fail to fulfill a responsibility, often at a critical moment.

    zh犯错或失职

    • The team dropped the ball by missing the deadline.
    • I really dropped the ball when I forgot her birthday.
    • The company dropped the ball on customer service.