Usually means: Fail to fulfill a responsibility.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. drop the ball: Merriam-Webster
  2. drop the ball: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. drop the ball: Vocabulary.com
  4. drop the ball: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. drop the ball: Wiktionary
  6. drop the ball: Dictionary.com
  7. drop the ball: FreeDictionary.org
  8. drop the ball: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. drop the ball: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. drop the ball: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. drop the ball: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. drop the ball: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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  2. drop the ball: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. drop the ball: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (drop the ball)

verb:  (idiomatic) To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.
verb:  Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, ball.

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