Drop the Ball

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🗓️ Idiom: Drop the Ball (v)

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💬 Meaning

• To make a mistake or forget something important.
• To fail to do your part of a task or responsibility.

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🧠 Example Sentences

• I forgot to send the update, I really dropped the ball.
• The project was late because someone dropped the ball on the deadline.
• If we drop the ball again, we could lose the client.

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🏛️ Origin

This idiom comes from sports, where dropping the ball means making a mistake. In business, it means someone did not do what they were supposed to do.

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📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

We lost the contract because someone __________ and didn’t confirm the meeting.

Answer

dropped the ball

2. Choose the correct meaning of “drop the ball”:

A) Finish work early
B) Do something well
C) Make a mistake or forget something
D) Join a new team

Answer

C) Make a mistake or forget something

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“She forgot to send the email, and now the team is behind schedule.” → Change the sentence using: drop the ball

Answer

She dropped the ball and now the team is behind schedule.

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