be on the ball

be on the ball
разг.
1) быть расторопным, шустрым; действовать оперативно, не зевать [первонач. амер.]

...he did nothing very startling or brilliant; but as at school, he was always on the ball, finishing as hard as when he started. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Caravan’, ‘The Man Who Kept His Form’) — ...он не сделал в жизни ничего выдающегося, ничего блестящего, но со школьных времен так уж повелось, что если он энергично брался за дело, то столь же энергично доводил его до конца.

2) знать своё дело, быть сведущим, компетентным (в чём-л.); быть профессионально выполненным (о задании, работе)

Tom Gilton's the kind of Britisher who's so much on the ball he makes me feel like a hick. (B. Davidson, ‘Golden Horn’, ch. 13) — Том Джилтон - один из тех англичан-профессионалов, рядом с которыми чувствуешь себя деревенщиной.

The article - as all Mike's articles - was on the ball. — Эта статья Майка, так же как и его другие статьи, написана остро и со знанием дела.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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