English Dictionary

on the ball

prep_phrase

(idiomatic) Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things. / (sports) Being in control of the ball. / (Australian rules football) Playing as a midfielder.

He is always on the ball when it comes to solving problems.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things.

If I had been more on the ball I would have asked when he called me.

意味（2）

(sports) Being in control of the ball.

...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.

意味（3）

(Australian rules football) Playing as a midfielder.