fall down on the job

To fail to do something adequately or as expected. It was the government's duty to make sure their citizens were protected from a financial disaster like this, but they've fallen down on the job. Jeez, what a glaring mistake. It looks like someone fell down on the job.

fall down on the job

Fig. to fail to do something properly; to fail to do one's job adequately. The team kept losing because the coach was falling down on the job. Tom was fired because he fell down on the job.

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释义	fall down on the job fall down on the job To fail to do something adequately or as expected. It was the government's duty to make sure their citizens were protected from a financial disaster like this, but they've fallen down on the job. Jeez, what a glaring mistake. It looks like someone fell down on the job. See also: down, fall, job, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fall down on the job Fig. to fail to do something properly; to fail to do one's job adequately. The team kept losing because the coach was falling down on the job. Tom was fired because he fell down on the job. See also: down, fall, job, on McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: preserve (someone or something) from (something) preserve from preserve against preserve preserve (someone or something) against (something) stop at stop at (something) fall flat know what (one) is talking about know what you're talking about
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