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miss the boat
verb as in fail
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- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- fall through
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in miscarry
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Weak matches
- back wrong horse
- be defeated
- be demoted
- be found lacking
- be in vain
- be ruined
- break down
- come to naught
- come to nothing
- fall flat
- fall short
- go astray
- go down
- go down swinging
- go downhill
- go up in smoke
- go wrong
- hit bottom
- hit the skids
- lose control
- lose out
- lose status
- meet with disaster
- miss fire
- miss the mark
- play into
- run aground
- turn out badly
verb as in mistake
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Example Sentences
“I’m just concerned that our industry is going to miss the boat on the wind farm work,” he said.
From Seattle Times
Here’s a statement that you can quote: Waiting for ships that never come in A girl is likely to miss the boat.
From New York Times
“Sometimes you focus too much on the winning and you miss the boat.”
From Seattle Times
“People who try to define him by politics miss the boat completely,” Lowden said.
From Seattle Times
I don’t want to miss the boat any longer.
From Washington Post
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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