Examples:

• Isn't it obvious he's missed the boat with his chain of events?
• Yeah, no, I missed the boat with that one.
• I mean, we have literally and figuratively missed the boat.
• Men who've missed the boat, but who still need love.
• I was in a taxicab accident and missed the boat.
• Just feels like we missed the boat on that one, you know?
• Lady, I missed the boat a long time ago.
• I think we missed the boat with the thumb.
• I think you missed the boat on the watching-me-sleep years.
• Well, we missed the boat, as they say.