Miss the boat
Meaning: Having a really big opportunity in front of you, not doing it, and then realizing that you may never have it again (or may not have the opportunity again for a really long time).
Example:- Mary: Abby, let's go to Japan!!!
- Abby: Ok, let's check the prices of plane tickets!
- Mary: Wow, only $700!! Let's buy it tomorrow morning!!!
- Mary: Let's buy the tickets now!
- Mary: (checking the computer) Oh no, the price is now $1000!!!!
- Abby: Awww...looks like we missed the boat on that one...
- Mary: Nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!
Origin: This one is easy to imagine. Imagine that you have tickets to go on a boat ride; you get a taxi,drive to the place where the boat is (the dock)...but you're late! When you get there, you see the boat already sailing away. You missed your chance.
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