Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is take one’s eye off the ball and its meaning is “to stop paying attention to the most important matter in hand”.
Example Sentence: The UK “took its “eye off the ball” in relation to Russia’s attempts to meddle in British politics and deliberately “glossed over (concealed)” allegations of a Kremlin-sponsored influence campaign during the Brexit referendum, an influential group of UK lawmakers say.
This phrase is present in CNN article UK took its ‘eye off the ball’ on Russian meddling, long-awaited report finds and click here to read it.
Courtesy: CNN
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