Keywords: miss out, train's gone, miss the boat

Sign Definition

Interactive

1. Used in response to someone's request for you to clarify or to repeat something because they have joined or rejoined a conversation you are having with someone else. It is too late for them to follow because they have missed something vital. Idiomatic English = "Miss the boat"
2. You are not really prepared to repeat yourself. It is used particularly when you have just given the punch-line to a joke and someone does not understand because they were not paying full attention.