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
The sort of Tests where if you drop the ball like England did, you are soon picking up tickets home.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023
And at the receiving end, I’d wait nervously, my hands in front of my face in the shape of an oval, knowing I’d probably drop the ball.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 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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