HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › have a ball
← Back to search

Meaning of have a ball | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch eine tolle Zeit haben gewaltigen Spaß haben sich bestens amüsieren
Español disfrutar como un enano pasarlo bomba pasarlo la mar de bien pasarlo pipa pasarlo teta
Suomi pitää hauskaa
Français s'amuser comme un petit fou s'éclater
Íslenska skemmta sér konunglega
日本語 堪能する 満喫する

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.
See all C1 English words →

See also

have a bird have a bite have a bone in one's leg have a bone to pick have a brick in one's hat have a bun in the oven

Learn this word in context

See have a ball used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free