Drop the Ball – 「失敗、へま」を英語で表現
□ drop the ball 失敗する
ex) It’s OK to drop a ball, and pick it back up later.
失敗しても 後でやり直せばよい
drop the ball: to make a mistake especially by not doing something important
ex) I think the mayor dropped the ball by not hiring more police officers.
ex) His marriage was a shipwreck.
彼の結婚は 完全な失敗であった
shipwreck /ˈʃɪpˌrɛk/: the destruction or sinking of a ship at sea
ex) Only a few sailors survived the shipwreck.
□ flop 失敗する、へまをする
ex) All of their attempts have flopped miserably.
彼らの努力の全てが失敗に終わった
flop /ˈflɑːp/: to fail completely
ex) The play flopped. [=(US) bombed]
□ flop 失敗、へま
ex) The new comedy was a flop.
新しいコメディは 失敗作だ
flop /ˈflɑːp/: a complete failure
ex) The movie was a total flop.
Casual English Phrases – #085
□ clunker (完全な)失敗
ex) That joke was a real clunker.
その冗談は、完全な失敗だった(全く受けなかった)
clunker /ˈklʌŋkɚ/: something that is a complete failure
ex) The director’s recent films have all been clunkers.
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