drop_the_ball (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *drop the ball*:
VERB	social	drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob, goof	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

English > *drop the ball*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	sin, blunder, boob, goof
Broader	transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break	Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Spanish	joderla, meter la pata, pecar, pifiar

HyperDic: drop_the_ball