Mr. Brown missed the boat when he decided not to buy the house.
In college he didn't study enough so he missed the boat and failed to pass.
Ted could have married Lena but he put off asking her and missed the boat.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
miss the bus — phrasal : to waste an opportunity : throw away one s chances * * * miss the bus To lose an opportunity • • • Main Entry: ↑bus … Useful english dictionary
miss the bus — fail to catch the bus on time; miss an opportunity, muff a chance … English contemporary dictionary
miss the bus — Lose an opportunity … A concise dictionary of English slang
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 — • 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 (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
bus — 1832, abbreviation of OMNIBUS (Cf. omnibus) (q.v.). The English word is simply a Latin dative plural ending. The verb meaning transport students to integrate schools is first recorded 1961. Verb meaning clear tables in a restaurant is first… … Etymology dictionary
bus — bus1 W2S1 [bʌs] n plural buses also busses especially AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: omnibus] 1.) a large vehicle that people pay to travel on ▪ There were a lot of people on the bus this morning. ▪ She got on the bus … Dictionary of contemporary English
