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
Eren	-	Turkish
Best	[best]
Patricia	pə-TRISH-ə (English), pah-TREE-thyah (Spanish), pah-TREE-syah (Latin American Spanish), pah-TREE-tsee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Chizoba	-	Western African, Igbo
Hershel	-	Yiddish
Wynona	wi-NON-ə	English