http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bcxc/post.htm#5731Tue, 26 Aug 2003 13:18:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5731geebeens2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bcxc/post.htm#5731http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-5731.xmlChandler screwed up the project. (But of course it was Joey.)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bclg/post.htm#5684Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:56:48 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5684maj1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bclg/post.htm#5684http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-5684.xmlI don´t see what it means exactly.http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bclr/post.htm#5678Tue, 26 Aug 2003 06:17:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5678Mike in Japan2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bclr/post.htm#5678http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-5678.xmlPerhaps also discontinue, postpone or lose interesthttp://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bckq/post.htm#5677Tue, 26 Aug 2003 06:07:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5677hitchhiker3http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bckq/post.htm#5677http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-5677.xmlHeya, <br /> <br />"Dropped the ball" is taken straight from the sports world! It simply means to <STRONG>'fail at something'</STRONG> <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bckx/post.htmTue, 26 Aug 2003 04:21:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:5675whl6264http://www.englishforums.com/English/DroppedTheBall/bckx/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-5675.xmlJOEY: Hey. Mr. Douglas is looking for you. <br /> <br />CHANDLER: Why? Wh- wh- why is Mr. Douglas looking for me? <br /> <br /> JOEY: 'Cause he has a strong suspicion that you dropped the ball on the Lender project. <br /> <br />CHANDLER: Wha- wh- why, why, why does he suspect that? <br /> <br /> JOEY: Becasue at first he thought it was Joseph. But after he asked Joseph about it, turns out it was you. Anyway, I just thought you should know. <br /> <br /> <br />Can anyone tell me what it means ' dropped the ball ' in this dialogue ? <br /> <br />Thanks