loupé le coche

missed the boat

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phrase Rare #45,334

missed the boat An idiom meaning that someone missed an opportunity or acted too late. It is usually used with avoir, as in « Elle a loupé le coche ».

FR: Tu aurais dû accepter l'offre : tu as loupé le coche.

EN: You should have accepted the offer—you missed the boat.

Vous avez loupé le coche.

You missed the boat.

Nous avons loupé le coche.

We missed the boat.

T'as loupé le coche.

You missed the boat.

Elle a loupé le coche.

She missed the boat.