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To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.
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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 — 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 … English terms dictionary
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 boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — 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… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
miss 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 … Idioms and examples
Miss the boat — If you miss the boat, you are too late to take advantage of an opportunity … Dictionary of English idioms
miss the boat (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss … English new terms dictionary
miss the boat — Synonyms and related words: be behindhand, be late, be overdue, blow the chance, get up late, go amiss, go astray, keep everyone waiting, keep late hours, lose the chance, lose the opportunity, miscarry, misfire, miss, miss an opportunity, miss… … Moby Thesaurus
