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 the checkered flag
- take up a collection
- take (someone) to task
- take liberties with (someone or something)
- take (someone or somewhere) by storm
- take an interest in (something)
- take no stock in (something)
- take a dig at (someone)
- take (something) by storm
- take the bitter with the sweet
- take care of (something)
- take (someone) for (someone or something)
- to take it
- take (someone's) breath away
- take (something) into account