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bus

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MISS THE BOAT or

MISS THE BUS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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miss the boat

[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. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hit-or-miss

[hit-or-miss] also [hit-and-miss] {adj.} Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. * /John did a lot of hit-or-miss reading, some of it about taxes./ * /Mary packed her bag in hurried, hit-or-miss fashion./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hit or miss

[hit or miss] also [hit and miss] {adv.} In an unplanned or uncontrolled way; aimlessly; carelessly. * /George didn't know which house on the street was Jane's, so he began […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

boat

[boat] See: [BURN ONE'S BRIDGES] also [BURN ONE'S BOATS], [IN THE SAME BOAT], [MISS THE BOAT], [ROCK THE BOAT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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