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miss a beat
Idioms and Phrases
Hesitate momentarily, out of embarrassment or confusion. This expression is most often used in a negative context, as in He sidestepped the reporter's probe into his personal life without missing a beat , or Not missing a beat, she outlined all the reasons for her decision . This expression alludes to the regular beat of musical time. [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
Coach Charles Solomon said in the morning, âWe played great, like we didnât miss a beat. We had 12 threes. I asked them, âDo you want me to make up all the games we missed even if it means playing twice in a day?
Van Halen didnât miss a beat, recruiting Sammy Hagar as its lead singer and producing a series of multiplatinum records.
Herbert, benefiting from a week of recovery for his sprained right ankle, didnât miss a beat as the formerly run-heavy offense finally found a groove through the air.
âWhen he came back, itâs like he didnât miss a beat,â receiver Derius Davis said.
âHe didnât miss a beat. I canât believe he had such self-awareness and consciousness to continue to campaign while heâs being hauled off,â said Joan Hoff, a Montana State University history professor and former director of the Center for the Study of the Presidency in New York.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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