drop the ball
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“The football gods laugh at us and drop the ball in at the 1-inch line for us to go have to win the game,” coach Michael Locksley said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
Despite boasting a superb ensemble of young performers, the “High School Musical” trilogy has a tendency to drop the ball on numbers featuring the entire cast.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023
Take a point, or hope Norway would drop the ball in Cyprus.
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023
"Governments cannot drop the ball," Van Kerkhove said, adding that the coronavirus continues to circulate, evolve, infect and kill people.
From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023
They put us up at this fancy hotel near Times Square, where they drop the ball on New Year’s Eve.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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