Here are a couple of sports idioms, from The Idiom Connection.
carry the ball
- be in charge (from carry the ball in American football)
The director decided to let his assistant carry the ball on the assignment for the new sale's contract.
drop the ball
- make an error or mistake, handle things badly
The government dropped the ball on their decision to expand the airport runway without consulting the local residents.
As you can see, in meaning these are opposites that have honestly nothing to do with each other. I expect in both cases to translate by meaning only: CONTROL in the first case and FAIL or MISTAKE in the second (all signs available at aslpro.com)
This brings me to consider the current phrase "EPIC FAIL". At the moment, it is still merely an emphasized FAIL - any thoughts on where the teenagers may choose a different sign?
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