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miss the boat

To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.
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The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

Additional definitions for 'miss the boat':

miss the boatTo miss out (on something); to be ignorant (of something).
Miss the BoatTo blow your chance, slow to act, to miss out on the chance
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