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Meaning of on the ball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things.
    idiomatic
  2. Being in control of the ball.
  3. Playing as a midfielder.

Equivalents

日本語 機敏

Examples

“If I had been more on the ball I would have⟳ asked when he called me.”
“...Rovers were also aided by some poor defending from West Brom, whose lapses at the back undid their excellent work⟳ on the ball and condemned Roberto di Matteo's Baggies side to a third straight defeat⟳.”

CEFR level

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

on the bash on the basis of on the batter on the beach on the beat on the bench

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