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 a leak
- take up (something)
- take a potshot at (someone or something)
- take to (someone or something)
- take offense at (someone or something)
- take (someone) hostage
- take the rap for (someone or something)
- take the checkered flag
- take (someone) up on (something)
- take (someone's) part
- take a nap
- take pity on (someone or something)
- take great pains to do (something)
- take charge of (someone or something)
- take a dig at (someone)