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takes one's eye off the ball

takes one's eye off the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's eye off the ball.

Meaning of take one's eye off the ball

Verb

take one's eye off the ball (third-person singular simple present takes one's eye off the ball, present participle taking one's eye off the ball, simple past took one's eye off the ball, past participle taken one's eye off the ball)

  1. (idiomatic) To lose one's concentration on what is most important.
    • One of the keys to success in business is never to take your eye off the ball.

Questions about takes one's eye off the ball

What is takes one's eye off the ball the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes one's eye off the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's eye off the ball.

Words near takes one's eye off the ball in the dictionary

  1. takes one's chance
  2. takes one's courage in both hands
  3. takes one's cue from
  4. takes one's custom elsewhere
  5. takes one's ease
  6. takes one's eye off the ball
  7. takes one's eyes off
  8. takes one's eyes off the ball
  9. takes one's half out of the middle
  10. takes one's hat off to
  11. takes one's hook

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