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keep one's eye on the ball
keep one's eye on the ball
Remain alert and attentive, as in The research director told her students to keep their eye on the ball when it came to accurate footnotes . This expression alludes to numerous sports in which players must watch a ball's path. [c. 1900]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Blaze | | BLAYZ | English (Modern) |
GwenaËLle | | - | French, Breton |
Vladlen | | vlahd-LYEN | Russian |
Donato | | do-NAH-to (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
Gozzo | | - | Ancient Germanic |
Longina | | lawn-GEE-nah (Polish) | Polish, Ancient Roman |