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Meaning of have a ball | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To enjoy oneself thoroughly; to have lots of fun or excitement.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“The kids had a ball playing in the fountain.”
“Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall? / It's the time that every Santa has a ball / Does he ride a red-nosed reindeer? / Does a ton up on his sleigh / Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?”
“In my dreams I have a plan / If I got me a wealthy man / I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around and have a ball”
“His victim screams, he has a ball The bigger the head, the harder they fall”
“When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' / And everybody havin' a ball”
““Well, after they retired down here, they must have had a ball ordering anything and everything.””
“I hope you had a ball in effacing lives!”
“Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonna have a ball today”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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