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Phrase(s): keep one’s eye on the ball
1. Fig. to watch or follow the ball carefully, especially when one is playing a ball game; to follow the details of a ball game very carefully. • John, if you can’t keep your eye on the ball, I’ll have to take you out of the game. • "Keep your eye on the ball!" the coach roared at the players. 2. Fig. to remain alert to the events occurring around oneself. • If you want to get along in this office, you’re going to have to keep your eye on the ball. • Bill would do better in his classes if he would just keep his eye on the ball.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs