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drop the ball

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

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

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
blunder
pasttense
dropped the ball
presentparticiple
dropping the ball
thirdpersonsingular
drops the ball
pastparticiple
dropped the ball