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1 miss the boat
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2 boat
n. schip, boot; schaal--------v. uit varen/roeien/zeilen gaanboat1[ boot] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 (open) boot ⇒ vaartuig, (dek)schuit, sloep3 (jus/saus)kom♦voorbeelden:miss the boat • de boot missen, zijn kans voorbij laten gaan〈 informeel〉 rock the boat • de boel in het honderd sturen, spelbreker zijn————————boat2〈 werkwoord〉1 in een boot varen ⇒ uit varen/roeien/zeilen gaan♦voorbeelden: -
3 chance
adj. toeval; onverwacht--------n. kans; toeval; zaak; gevaar--------v. toevallige gebeurtenis; kans; risicochance1[ tsja:ns] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 kans ⇒ mogelijkheid, waarschijnlijkheid4 risico♦voorbeelden:1 stand a (good/fair) chance • een (goede/redelijke) kans makennot a chance • geen schijn van kans, geen denken aanif, by any chance/some chance or other • mocht het zo zijn data chance of success • een kans op succes(the) chances are that • het is waarschijnlijk datleap at a chance • een kans (met beide handen) aangrijpenI never miss a chance • ik laat geen gelegenheid voorbijgaanleave to chance • aan het toeval overlatenby (any) chance • toevallig→ fighting fighting/————————chance2♦voorbeelden:————————chance3♦voorbeelden:if it should chance to snow • mocht het gaan sneeuwen¶ chance (up)on • (toevallig) vinden/aantreffenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:
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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 (or bus) — informal be too slow to take advantage of something. → miss … English new terms dictionary
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 — 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