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DROP THE BALL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Example:

I blundered during the job interview

Synonyms:

blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "drop the ball" is one way to...):

breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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