drop a catch

Frequency: 8.019.0 per million words

to fail to catch a ball

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Examples (10)

  • The fielder dropped a crucial catch in the final over.
  • You can't afford to drop a simple catch like that at this level of competition.
  • If he drops another catch, the coach will surely take him out of the game.
  • He was devastated because he had dropped a catch that could have won them the championship.
  • Dropping a catch is one of the most frustrating errors for a baseball player.
  • His primary job is to not drop a catch, no matter how difficult it seems.
  • How could he drop such an easy catch? The ball went straight into his hands!
  • I felt terrible after I dropped the catch and let the team down.
  • The match was lost because a critical catch was dropped.
  • He has dropped three catches in this series alone, which is worrying for the team.