drop the ball

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drop the ball — 慣用語

1. to make a careless mistake, especially by failing to do something you were respo

1.慣用語
釋義

出包;犯下疏失

to make a careless mistake, especially by failing to do something you were responsible for.

例句

Mei dropped the ball on the client report and missed the Friday deadline.

Sorry, I dropped the ball — I forgot to book the meeting room.