take one's eye off the ball
отвести глаза от чего-либо, упустить
The mother took her eye off the ball for only a second, and the child fell into a puddle.
Другие идиомы:
- take stock in (something)
- take up where one left off
- to take it
- take (something)
- take a break
- take shape
- take a vacation
- take (someone) for granted
- take its toll
- take a punch at (someone)
- take (someone) into one's confidence
- take (someone) to the cleaners
- take out a loan
- take a gander at (someone or something)
- take inventory