Drop the Ball

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The idiom "Drop the Ball" is typically negative (meaning "to fail to do sth. that you are responsible for doing"), but here that it seems to be sued positively. Am I on the right track?


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[h=1]Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less[/h] Hardcover – February 14, 2017
by Tiffany Dufu

A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go.

Source: from amazon ad page and the link has been removed.
 
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The idiom "drop the ball" is typically negative (meaning "to fail to do [STRIKE]sth.[/STRIKE] something that you are responsible for doing"), but here [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] it seems to be [STRIKE]sued[/STRIKE] used positively. Am I on the right track?


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Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less

Hardcover – February 14, 2017
by Tiffany Dufu

A bold and inspiring memoir and manifesto from a renowned voice in the women's leadership movement who shows women how to cultivate the single skill they really need in order to thrive: the ability to let go.

Source: [STRIKE]from[/STRIKE] Amazon ad page [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] - the link has been removed.

See above.
 
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