Thesaurus results for DROPS THE BALL

drops the ball

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present tense third-person singular of drop the ball

as in fumbles

to make a mistake I'm so sorry I dropped the ball and forgot to buy the wine for the dinner party.

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Recent Examples of drops the ball Furious drops the ball a bit in the interactions with Emma and Jay Easton, turning them into one-dimensional caricatures instead of complex villains, but honestly, this show isn’t really about them. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

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