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 words out of (someone's) mouth
- take the wind out of one's sails
- take a crack at (something)
- take off after (someone or something)
- take (something) in stride
- take on too much
- take off
- take charge of (someone or something)
- take down (something)
- take a spill
- take care of (something)
- take (someone) hostage
- take exception to (something)
- take offense at (someone or something)
- take (someone) into one's confidence