take eye off the ball

take eye off the ball
take (your) eye off the ball keep (your) eye on the ball - to give your attention to what you are doing all the time.

If you're a manager, you can't afford to take your eye off the ball for one minute.


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  • take your eye off the ball — take (your) eye off the ball keep (your) eye on the ball to give your attention to what you are doing all the time. If you re a manager, you can t afford to take your eye off the ball for one minute …   New idioms dictionary

  • take your eye off the ball — If someone takes their eye off the ball, they don t concentrate on something important that they should be looking at …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • take your eye off the ball — take your eye off the ˈball idiom to stop giving your attention to what is most important Main entry: ↑eyeidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • take your eye off the ball —    If someone takes their eye off the ball, they don t concentrate on something important that they should be looking at.    If you take your eye off the ball, you don t pay attention to something when you should be and miss something important.… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • take one's eye off the ball — verb To lose ones concentration on what is most important. One of the keys to success in business is never to take your eye off the ball. Ant: keep ones eye on the ball …   Wiktionary

  • take one's eye off the ball — ► keep one s eye on (or take one s eye off) the ball keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand. Main Entry: ↑ball …   English terms dictionary

  • keep one's eye on (or take one's eye off) the ball — keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand. → ball …   English new terms dictionary

  • keep one's eye on the ball — verb To maintain ones concentration fixed on one important theme. My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesnt often make people happy but I found that over a period of time its better to be that way. So… …   Wiktionary

  • keep one's eye on the ball — ► keep one s eye on (or take one s eye off) the ball keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand. Main Entry: ↑ball …   English terms dictionary

  • keep one's eye on the ball — keep one s eye on (or take one s eye off) the ball keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand …   Useful english dictionary

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