"takes one's eye off the ball" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of take one's eye off the ball Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: take one's eye off the ball
    Sense id: en-takes_one's_eye_off_the_ball-en-verb-rtcizmO6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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