DROP THE BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drop the ball mean? 

• DROP THE BALL (verb)
  The verb DROP THE BALL has 1 sense:

1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

  Familiarity information: DROP THE BALL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROP THE BALL (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin

Context example:

I blundered during the job interview

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