drop the ball vs go against

drop the ball and go against both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drop the ball	No	No	Yes	No
go against	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go against is a hypernym of drop the ball; that is, go against is a word with a broader meaning than drop the ball:

Other hypernyms of drop the ball include breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate.

drop the ball (verb)	go against (verb)
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	resist
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns