have the ball at (one's) feet

To be in the best position to do something; to be in control. With your grades and extracurriculars, you'll have the ball at your feet in your college search. I want to have the ball at my feet at the most crucial moment in a game—I want to be the hero.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nekoda	nee-KO-də (English)	Biblical
Isa (3)	-	Frisian, Ancient Germanic
NÚRia	-	Catalan, Portuguese
Martina	mahr-TEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Dutch), mahr-TEEN-ə (English)	German, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, English, Swedish, Dutch, Ancien
Eudora	yoo-DAWR-ə (English)	Greek Mythology
Mafalda	mah-FAHL-dah (Italian), mə-FAL-də (Portuguese)	Italian, Portuguese