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 minutes
- take off time
- take (something) on faith
- take it into one's head to do (something)
- take up (something)
- take the rap for (someone or something)
- take a dim view of (something)
- take it easy
- to take it
- take a bow
- take in (someone)
- take the initiative to (do something)
- take pity on (someone or something)
- take a look at (someone or something)
- take a toll on (someone or something)