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Bbser Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

A bad judgement call

A bad judgement call?

What's this mean? Thanks. BBSER
  

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it is common in sports, where the umpire or judge has to make a decision. Sometimes, it is not clear what the call should be. " A "bad judgement call" is when a decision is, in retrospect, a wrong decision.

  • it is common in sports, where the umpire or judge has to make a decision.
  • Sometimes, it is not clear what the call should be.
  • " A "bad judgement call" is when a decision is, in retrospect, a wrong decision.
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it is common in sports, where the umpire or judge has to make a decision. Sometimes, it is not clear what the call should be. For example, a tennis ball is on the line and the judge calls it "in play" instead of "out."

A "bad judgement call" is when a decision is, in retrospect, a wrong decision.
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AlpheccaStars

Thank you. I guess I could also use it like this:
I did not tell you about it because I worried about you might have a bad judgement call on me.

Do you think this is normal?

BBSER
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bbserdid not tell you about it because I worried about you might have a bad judgement call on me.
Do you think this is normal?
No, that's not the way it is used. It can be used for mistaken business decisions, or in sports - any situation where a decision can go either way - but not for opinions of people.

I did not tell you about it because
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