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take one's eye off the ball
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
最も重要な事柄から意識がそれる。 / 本来の焦点を失って注意が散漫になる。 / 肝心な点に集中しなくなる。
Sense（1）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic) To lose one's concentration on what is most important.
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take one's eye off the ball
A manager must never take one's eye off the ball when deadlines are tight.
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A manager must never take one's eye off the ball when deadlines are tight.
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