take one's eye off the ball

Meaning: (idiomatic)To lose one'sconcentrationon what is mostimportant.One of the keys to success in business is never totake your eye off the ball.2022 December 14, Barry Doe, “NRT review meets Christmas deadlines”, inRAIL, number972, page43:But I regret theeye has been off the ballin recent years, and reliability, as well as service provision, is poor.

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