Meaning of ON THE BALL - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when we say someone is "on the
ball" it means they're very organized or that
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they really know what they are doing.
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So let's, let's imagine you're planning a
party and you're planning the party with your
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brother.
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And you say to your brother, "Someone needs
to order the balloons for the party and someone
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needs to order cake for the party."
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And if your brother replies and says, "Oh
I already did that.
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I already ordered some balloons and I already
ordered some cake."
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You could say that your brother is really
on the ball which means he really has things
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organized and he's really ahead of the game
would be another way to put it.
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So hopefully you get to organize things with
someone like your brother more often who is
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always on the ball.
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