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Miss the boat

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Verb
  1. 1
    To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action. intransitive

    "The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal."

Etymology

Allusion to failing to catch a boat in time, effectively “missing” the boat. Popular since the 1920s.

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