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Drop Ball Make Mistake Fail Poorly Forgot Submit

Idiom
(to) drop the ball
Meaning to make a mistake; to fail; to do something poorly
Example
You forgot to submit the budget? You really dropped the ball!

origin: When a football player drops the ball, his team may lose the chance to score.

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