- miss the boat (or bus)
- miss the boat (or bus)informalbe too slow to take advantage of something.→ miss
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miss the boat (or bus)
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miss the boat — phrasal : to blunder badly by failing to grasp an opportunity in time or by making a false judgment waiting until after the candidates are nominated is waiting until you have missed the boat Marguerite J. Fisher & D.G.Bishop * * * miss the boat… … Useful english dictionary
miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss the boat — also[miss the bus] {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. * /Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house./ * /In college he didn t study… … Dictionary of American idioms
miss\ the\ boat — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… … Словарь американских идиом
miss\ the\ bus — • miss the boat • miss the bus v. phr. informal To fail through slowness; to put something off until too late; do the wrong thing and lose the chance. Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house. In college he didn t study… … Словарь американских идиом
Miss — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2 tr. fail to catch (a bus, train, etc.). 3 tr. fail to experience, see, or attend (an occurrence or event). 4 tr. fail to meet (a person); fail to keep… … Useful english dictionary
miss — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (also absol.) fail to hit, reach, find, catch, etc. (an object or goal). 2 tr. fail to catch (a bus, train, etc.). 3 tr. fail to experience, see, or attend (an occurrence or event). 4 tr. fail to meet (a person); fail to keep… … Useful english dictionary
miss — I. /mɪs / (say mis) verb (t) 1. to fail to hit, light upon, meet, catch, receive, obtain, attain, accomplish, see, hear, etc.: to miss a train. 2. to fail to perform, attend to, be present at, etc.: to miss an appointment. 3. to perceive the… …
miss — miss1 verb 1》 fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with. 2》 fail to notice, hear, or understand. ↘fail to attend, watch, or participate in. ↘be too late to catch (a passenger vehicle). ↘avoid or escape. 3》 (miss someone/something… … English new terms dictionary
miss — miss1 W2S1 [mıs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not do something/fail to do something)¦ 2¦(not hit/catch)¦ 3¦(feel sad about somebody)¦ 4¦(feel sad about something)¦ 5¦(too late)¦ 6 miss a chance/opportunity 7¦(not see/hear)¦ 8 miss the point 9 something is not to … Dictionary of contemporary English
