Miss the Boat

#####Miss the Boat

Welcome to English in a Minute!

if you arrive too late to a harbor to catch a boat,

you can say you “missed the boat.”

but as an idiom,this phrase is not about transportation.

Miss the Boat

Have you heard back about the pop-up book design program in Miami?

um,no.

actually, i missed the application deadline.

what? You would have loved that. you really missed the boat by not applying !

if you “miss the boat,” you missed your chance at a good opportunity.

it can also mean to not understand something.

For example, you might “miss the boat” on an important English grammar point.

Anna “miss the boat” when she did not apply for a program

she would have enjoyed.

And that’s English in a Minute!