miss the boat

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action. intransitive
    — The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.

词形变化

misses the boat present,singular,third-person missing the boat participle,present missed the boat participle,past missed the boat past

词源

Allusion to failing to catch a boat in time, effectively “missing” the boat. Popular since the 1920s.
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