take one's eyes off the ball in English

Forms: takes one's eyes off the ball [present, singular, third-person], taking one's eyes off the ball [participle, present], took one's eyes off the ball [past], taken one's eyes off the ball [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,took,taken>}} take one's eyes off the ball (third-person singular simple present takes one's eyes off the ball, present participle taking one's eyes off the ball, simple past took one's eyes off the ball, past participle taken one's eyes off the ball)

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"take one's eyes off the ball" meaning in English

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