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be·hind the eight ball

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Behind the Eight Ball in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Behind the Eight Ball in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Behind the Eight Ball in a Sentence

  1. Steve Gregg:

    I really don't feel like they have any interest in supporting drivers, lyft seems to be kind of behind the eight ball in comparison to Uber.

  2. Gretchen Whitmer:

    We have, as a nation, I think been behind the eight ball from the beginning, testing, testing, testing is crucial and this supply chain issue remains a major problem.

  3. Darin Anderson:

    With prices as low as they are you need to maximize yields as much as you can, you already know you are going to be behind the eight ball from the get go. Everyone is behind.

  4. The President:

    I guess I shouldn't apologize, but I do apologize for the fact that the United States -- the last administration pulled out of the Paris accord. It put us sort of behind the eight ball a little bit.

  5. The Oilers captain:

    The whole team was n’t very good to start, top to bottom, they were obviously ready to go and got the jump on us. And we could n’t stop the bleeding until it was a little too late and put ourselves a little too far behind the eight ball.

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