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drop the ball

drop the ball (laisser tomber la balle)

Idiom Failure

Signification

to make a mistake or fail to do something important

faire une erreur ou échouer à faire quelque chose d'important (faire une erreur ou echouer a faire quelque chose d'important)

Phrases d'exemple

"I really dropped the ball by forgetting to send that important email."

"J'ai vraiment laissé tomber la balle en oubliant d'envoyer cet e-mail important." (j'ai vraiment laisse tomber la balle en oubliant d'envoyer cet e-mail important)

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