wait for the ball to drop

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Meanings:

1.
United StatesGeneral Englishneutral
- To remain until the moment of the New Year's Eve ball drop at midnight.
2.
General Englishinformalidiomatic
- To wait for an expected or scheduled event or outcome to occur.

Examples:

EN: All dressed up, didn't wait for the ball to drop?
ES: ¿Por qué no esperaron la medianoche?
ID: Kalian berdandan, tak menunggu hitung mundur?
EN: wait for the ball to drop
HI: गेंद फेंकने के लिए डाउन

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