Betekenis van drop the ball In het Nederlands

• 0 to make a mistake, especially by not taking action or dealing with something that should have been planned for:

  • For God's sake don't drop the ball on this - we're relying on you.

  • The government has dropped the ball, he says, and should have seen this coming.

  • I'll freely admit to dropping the ball on this occasion but I'll fix it.

• 1 to fail to keep working to reach a goal:

  • Public schools have dropped the ball when it comes to teaching kids about art and music.