Visual Vocabulary - To Miss the Boat - English Vocabulary - Speak English Fluently and Naturally
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Welcome to Visual Vocabulary, the new animated
series from EnglishAnyone.com that helps you
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learn useful English expressions the same
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quickly, AND start using them confidently
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Today’s expression is “to miss the boat.”
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This is a very common idiom meaning to miss
your chance to do something either you want
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to do, or are strongly suggested to do.
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Imagine you’re in your home packing your
suitcase for a 7 day cruise you’ve really
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been looking forward to.
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But when you look at your watch, you notice
the ship is leaving in one hour.
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You immediately race to the dock to get on
board, but by the time you arrive, the ship
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has already left, and you’re left standing
at the edge of the dock watching the ship
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disappear in the distance.
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Like missing an actual ship, any opportunity
you can no longer take advantage of is an
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example of “missing the boat.”
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to miss the boat
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to miss the boat
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“To miss the boat” is a phrase you can
use in both professional and casual situations:
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A: We need to move fast to close the deal.
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B: Good thinking!
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We don’t want to miss the boat on this one!
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A: I hope I didn’t miss the boat.
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Is there still time to buy a lottery ticket?
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B: Sure.
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Here’s the last one.
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A: I wanted to book a room at my favorite
hotel, but it looks like I missed the boat.
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B: That’s OK.
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You’ll find another room.
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A: My son waited too long to purchase that
stock before it exploded up and made a bunch
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of people a lot of money.
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B: Sorry to hear he missed the boat.
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I’m sure another chance will be coming soon,
though.
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Well, that’s the end of this lesson.
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boat as others around you are improving their
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fluency, take our free English fluency test
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