1. Ý Nghĩa
Drop the ball = make a mistake
Thành ngữ được sử dụng để mô tả việc ai đó thường mắc lỗi, bỏ bê nhiệm vụ hoặc không tuân theo cam kết, do đó không hoàn thành trách nhiệm, công việc. Nó bắt nguồn từ các môn thể thao, đặc biệt là các trận bóng mà việc thả bóng có thể dẫn đến mất quyền kiểm soát bóng hoặc bỏ lỡ cơ hội ghi bàn.
2. Ví dụ/Examples
The opponent’s squad scored an easy goal as a result of the goalkeeper’s mistake in dropping the ball.
I had an important presentation today, but I completely dropped the ball and forgot to prepare any proper slides.
Despite having plenty of time to prepare, she dropped the ball and didn’t study for the exam.
You only had to proofread the document before it was printed—but you dropped the ball and now there are typos everywhere.
There is no excuse for dropping the ball on efficiency given that the corporation invested in new technology to improve procedures.
If we drop the ball on quality control, customers won’t have faith in our products anymore, which damages our reputation.
He was supposed to pick up the cake for the birthday celebration, but he dropped the ball and didn’t order it in time.