Miss the bus/boat
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 8Meaning
To miss an opportunity
हिंदी अर्थ
मौक़ा हाथ से निकल जाना
Example sentences
He delayed his application for too long and missed the bus.
Daily use: Form bharne mein der ki aur bus miss ho gayi, ab agle saal.
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
आप stop पर पहुँचे और bus निकल गई, या किनारे से boat चल पड़ी। Miss the bus/boat यानी मौक़ा हाथ से निकल जाना।
You reach the stop just as the bus pulls away, or the boat leaves the shore without you. When you miss the bus or the boat, you have missed your opportunity.
Exam note
यह बार-बार पूछा गया है: 'to miss an opportunity'; miss the boat का भी यही मतलब है, और strike while the iron is hot उल्टा भाव है।
A frequent question, asked as 'to miss an opportunity'; 'miss the boat' means the same, and 'grab the opportunity' or 'strike while the iron is hot' is the opposite idea.