Good grief! Bill dropped the ball, just as he was about to score!
2. Fig. to make a blunder; to fail in some way. •Everything was going fine in the election until my campaign manager dropped the ball.
•You can't trust John to do the job right. He's always dropping the ball.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
drop the ball — INFORMAL ► to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a careless or stupid way: »The staffer responsible for finding the right location had dropped the ball. Main Entry: ↑drop … Financial and business terms
drop the ball — If someone drops the ball, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities seriously enough and let something go wrong … The small dictionary of idiomes
drop the ball — verb commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake I blundered during the job interview • Syn: ↑sin, ↑blunder, ↑boob, ↑goof • Derivationally related forms: ↑goof (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drop the ball — verb To fail in ones responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative. The movie ought to sputter out here, but Crowe and Cruise dont drop the ball. Syn: fall on ones face, fuck… … Wiktionary
drop the ball — American, informal to make a mistake, especially by doing something in a stupid or careless way. For god s sake don t drop the ball we re relying on you … New idioms dictionary
drop the ball N. Amer. — drop the ball N. Amer. informal make a mistake. → drop … English new terms dictionary
drop the ball — tv. to fail at something; to allow something to fail. □ I didn’t want to be the one who dropped the ball, but I knew that someone would flub up. □ Sam dropped the ball, and we lost the contract … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
drop the ball — fail to do or complete a task, not follow through Who dropped the ball? I ll tell you who! We dropped the ball you and I. We need to take responsibility for our lives and our world! … English idioms
Drop\ The\ Ball — To let somebody down or to fail in an assignment, project, etc. Simon really dropped the ball for that customer … Dictionary of american slang
Drop\ The\ Ball — To let somebody down or to fail in an assignment, project, etc. Simon really dropped the ball for that customer … Dictionary of american slang
drop the ball — If someone drops the ball, they are not doing their job or taking their responsibilities seriously enough and let something go wrong. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
