to miss the bus
1miss\ 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… …
2miss the bus — phrasal : to waste an opportunity : throw away one s chances * * * miss the bus To lose an opportunity • • • Main Entry: ↑bus …
3miss the bus — fail to catch the bus on time; miss an opportunity, muff a chance …
4miss 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… …
5miss 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… …
6miss\ 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… …
7miss the bus — Lose an opportunity …
8miss the boat (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss …
9miss 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… …
10bus — 1832, abbreviation of OMNIBUS (Cf. omnibus) (q.v.). The English word is simply a Latin dative plural ending. The verb meaning transport students to integrate schools is first recorded 1961. Verb meaning clear tables in a restaurant is first… …
