Drop the Ball
What it means
Fail at the part that was clearly yours, through inattention rather than bad luck.
Where it comes from
It is American sport, where a dropped catch is the most public mistake available. Nobody else touched it, the ball was doing nothing strange, and everyone in the stand saw.
The puzzle it came from
Drop the Ball was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 5, 2025. The clue read ____ the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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street
smart
phone
number
one
open
mind
game
plan
ahead
last
name
drop
off
limit
picnic
basket
ball
pit
bull
Phrasicle: Drop the Ball