drop the ball vs transgress

drop the ball and transgress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drop the ball	No	No	Yes	No
transgress	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

drop the ball (verb)	transgress (verb)
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake	pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
	spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline