All miss the boat synonyms

verb miss the boat

• lose out — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
• make a mess — create disorder or dirt
• misdeem — To misjudge, to deem wrongly.
• misknow — to fail to understand or recognize; misunderstand: to misknow the problem.
• slip up — an act or instance of slipping.
• take for — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
• miss fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.