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In a business sense, it usually means a new employee is not quite keeping up with the 'learning curve' required to perform a particular job.
In other instances it would mean 'off the pace' or 'behind schedule'.
The origin of the phrase refers to the statistical bell shaped curve also called the normal probability distribution; where to be 'behind the curve' is to be analogously in area of the graph to the left of the bell curve, to be 'ahead of the curve' analogously in the area of the graph to the right of the bell curve.
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What does to write something behind the ears mean?
I think you heard it wrong. There is a phrase "wet behing the ears," which means a novice at something, but nothing about writing behind the ears.
What does He was behind the curve ball on that one mean?
It means that someone has mixed up three different expressions. One is "to be put behind the eight ball," which is an allusion to the game of pool, meaning to be placed in an awkward, difficult or untenable position. The second expression is to "throw someone a curve ball," which is an allusion to the game of baseball, meaning to suddenly introduce unexpected difficulties for someone. Third is to be "behind the curve," an allusion to graphs, meaning not at the leading edge of things, out of it, slow or stupid. As to what the sentence is TRYING to mean, that's anyone's guess. Maybe its intended meaning is He really dropped the ball that time, or He messed up hugely there.
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What does to write something behind the ears mean?
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What does the curve of thumbs mean?
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What does He was behind the curve ball on that one mean?
It means that someone has mixed up three different expressions. One is "to be put behind the eight ball," which is an allusion to the game of pool, meaning to be placed in an awkward, difficult or untenable position. The second expression is to "throw someone a curve ball," which is an allusion to the game of baseball, meaning to suddenly introduce unexpected difficulties for someone. Third is to be "behind the curve," an allusion to graphs, meaning not at the leading edge of things, out of it, slow or stupid. As to what the sentence is TRYING to mean, that's anyone's guess. Maybe its intended meaning is He really dropped the ball that time, or He messed up hugely there.
