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 (something) on faith
- take on (someone)
- take (someone) up on (something)
- take a look for (someone or something)
- take over (something)
- take the wind out of someone's sails
- take that tack
- take inventory
- take aim at (someone or something)
- take (someone) to task
- take (something) up with (someone)
- take an interest in (something)
- take a powder
- take (someone's) pulse
- take a trip