have on the ball

have something on the ball

to have a particular amount of smartness or cleverness. Both John and Mary have a lot on the ball. They should go far. I think I'd do better in school if I had more on the ball. I learn slowly.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Europe	-	Greek Mythology
Major	['meidʒə]
Armand	['a:mɔnd]
Hannu	HAHN-noo	Finnish
Viktoriya	veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Eugen	OI-gen (German)	German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian