TODAY'S IDIOM: ON THE BALL

"ON THE BALL"

If you're on the ball, you're alert and you know what's going on around you.

Example: Someone really needs to be on the ball if they work as an air-traffic controller at an airport

En la jugada.

Example sentences:

• I didn't get much sleep last night so I'm not really on the ball today / No pude dormir mucho anoche, así que no estoy realmente en la jugada hoy.

• My brother is always on the ball, so it's hard to trick him or catch him unawares / Mi hermano siempre está en la jugada, así que es difícil engañarlo o agarrarlo desprevenido.

Additional examples:

• If you were on the ball, this wouldn't have happened.

• Their staff seems to be really on the ball, able to get projects done on time.

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