如果你沒有趕上渡輪去往下一個目的地時，我們可以說「I missed a boat」，但「miss the boat」作為俚語，就與交通工具無關了。該短語通常指「錯失良機」或者「錯過……」「誤解……」。
He missed the boat when he did not apply for the job in time.
他沒有及時申請工作，錯過了好機會。
跟boat相關的俚語
1.be in the same boat
在同一條船上；患難與共
She's in the same boat as me. She's unemployed herself.
她和我處境相同。她也失業了。
2.float sb's boat
為某人所喜歡
You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.
無論你喜歡哪種音樂，你都可以聽。
3.push the boat out
（尤指為慶祝）大把花錢
I earn enough to push the boat out now and again.
我掙的錢足夠自己時不時大把地花，玩個痛快。
4.rock the boat
搗亂；製造事端；破壞現狀；惹是生非
I didn't want to rock the boat in any way.
我從沒想過要打破目前的平靜。