Meaning of on the ball | Babel Free

Definitions

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

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