Miss the Boat

Frequent English phrases, meanings and an example with their Kurdish meaning. Leave a comment by using the phrase in a well-formed sentence!

miss the boat: to lose an opportunity to do something by being slow to act:

ده‌رفه‌ته‌كه‌ی فه‌وتاند (له‌به‌ر خاو وخلیسكی)

There were tickets available last week, but he missed the boat by waiting till today to try to buy some.

هه‌فته‌ی ڕابردوو بلیت مابوو، به‌ڵام ئه‌و (به‌خاو وخلسیكی) ده‌رفه‌ته‌كه‌ی فه‌وتاند به‌ چاوه‌ڕێ كردنی تاوه‌كو ئه‌مڕۆ بۆئه‌وه‌ی هه‌ندێك بلیت بكڕێ.