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Definition of Be on the ball
1. Verb. Be well-informed.
Generic synonyms: Know
Lexicographical Neighbors of Be On The Ball
Literary usage of Be on the ball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Football for Public and Player by Herbert M. Reed (1913)
"His eyes should be on the ball from the instant he takes his position until the
ball is snapped or until he gets the ..."
2. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1920)
"The knees should be brought well up ; the legs should not be crossed in the rear ;
the toes should grip the ground ; running should be on the ball of the ..."
3. The Mythology of the Wichita by George Amos Dorsey (1904)
"They would hit the 'ball and as it flew the person would be on the ball. When the
ball would hit the ground they ..."
4. The Rand-McNally Elementary Geography by Rand McNally and Company (1896)
"... the straight rays of light hit exactly half of its surface, leaving the other
half dark. happens to be on the ball on the dark side, it will come around ..."
5. Elementary Geography by Florence Holbrook (1901)
"... the straight rays of light hit exactly half of its surface, leaving the other
half dark. happens to be on the ball on the dark side, it will come around ..."
6. Racquets, Tennis, and Squash by Eustace Miles (1903)
"The eye should usually be on the ball. It is a good plan first to get the Court
fairly into one's imagination. How valuable this picture is while the stroke ..."
7. Official Basket Ball Guide and Protective Association Rules for 1906-'07 by Thomas H. Smith (1906)
"... is attending to his business his thought* will be on the ball, how to obtain
possession of it and keep it in his team's possession, and how to progress ..."
8. Surviving Twilight: A Soldier's Chronicle of Daily Life in Iraq by Shane A. Bernskoetter (2005)
"This first time was a bit of a disaster but now that it has occurred, I'm sure
they'll be on the ball next time. Then again, this is BATTALION we're talking ..."
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