to miss the boat
1miss 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… …
2miss 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… …
3miss the boat — Ⅰ. ► miss the boat informal be too slow to take advantage of something. Main Entry: ↑miss Ⅱ. ► miss the boat see MISS(Cf. ↑miss). Main Entry: ↑boat …
4miss\ 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… …
5miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity …
6miss the boat (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss …
7miss 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… …
8miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you miss the boat, you fail to take advantage of an opportunity because you don t act quickly enough. I managed to get… …
9miss the boat — lose an opportunity You had better hurry and get your application in or you will miss the boat on entering that new company …
10Miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity …
