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To drop the ball

Idiom: To drop the ball Example: Last week, my wife received all of our monthly bills. She wrote the checks, put them in envelopes and asked me to mail them the next day. I forgot. Now all of our bills are late. I can't believe I dropped the ball like that! My wife is so angry.

Meaning: To drop the ball means to not do or perform your responsibility. When you have a duty or responsibility and you forget to do it or don't do it well, you drop the ball.

By Iain McConnell, #DTLAcampus

Posted by Language Systems at 4:26 PM Labels: enjoy LA, everyday idioms, everyday practice, improve your English, language school, late bills, learn everyday, monthly bills, to be angry, to forget, to have a duty, to not do or perform, your responsibility

