miss the boat
US /mɪs ðə boʊt/
・UK /mɪs ðə bəʊt/
B1
idm.To lose an opportunity by being too slow or late.
He missed the boat by not applying for the job on time.
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- And the opposite would be this: if I went later in the day, I might miss the boat.
And the opposite would be this: if I went later in the day, I might miss the boat.
- When you miss the boat, it means you don't have an opportunity to buy the thing or whatever you were going to do because everyone else got there before you.
When you miss the boat, it means you don't have an opportunity to buy the thing or whatever you were going to do because everyone else got there before you.
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- So I just think that when we only think about burnout in terms of the quantity of what we're doing, we really miss the boat.
So I just think that when we only think about burnout in terms of the quantity of what we're doing, we really miss the boat.
- So I just think that when we only think about burnout in terms of the quantity of what we're doing, we really miss the boat.
So I just think that when we only think about burnout in terms of the quantity of what we're doing, we really miss the boat.
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- So, it docks for 45 minutes and it circles for 45 minutes, and if you miss the boat, it's not a big deal because they have a bar right on the pier.
So, it docks for 45 minutes and it circles for 45 minutes, and if you miss the boat, it's not a big deal because they have a bar right on the pier.
- if you miss the boat, it's not a big deal because they have a bar right on the pier.
if you miss the boat, it's not a big deal because they have a bar right on the pier.
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- And if you cannot work for that, then you miss the boat.
And if you cannot work for that, then you miss the boat.
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- Do you think that sort of in Southeast Asia, so miss the boat there, that's not going to happen,
Do you think that sort of in Southeast Asia, so miss the boat there, that's not going to happen,