keep (one's) eye on the ball
21ball — Ⅰ. ball [1] ► NOUN 1) a solid or hollow sphere, especially one that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game. 2) a single throw or kick of the ball in a game. 3) N. Amer. a game played with a ball, especially baseball. ► VERB ▪ squeeze or form into a… …
22ball — ball1 noun 1》 a solid or hollow sphere, especially one that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game. ↘a game played with a ball, especially (N. Amer.) baseball. 2》 a single throw or kick of the ball in a game. ↘Cricket a delivery of the ball… …
23In the eye of the wind — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… …
24To catch one's eye — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… …
25keep\ an\ eye\ on — • keep an eye on • keep one s eye on • have one s eye on v. phr. 1. To watch carefully; not stop paying attention to. Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils. You must keep your eye on the ball when you play tennis. A good driver keeps… …
26eye — eye1 [ aı ] noun count *** ▸ 1 body part for seeing ▸ 2 expression on someone s face ▸ 3 for saying someone is looking ▸ 4 hole in needle ▸ 5 calm center of storm ▸ 6 spot on potato ▸ 7 part that hook fits into ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) one of the two… …
27eye — n. & v. n. 1 a the organ of sight in man and other animals. b the light detecting organ in some invertebrates. 2 the eye characterized by the colour of the iris (has blue eyes). 3 the region round the eye (eyes red from weeping). 4 a glass or… …
28eye — I UK [aɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms eye : singular eye plural eyes *** 1) a) one of the two body parts in your face that you use for seeing Close your eyes and go to sleep. He gazed into her eyes as she spoke. The suspect is in his… …
29eye*/*/*/ — [aɪ] noun [C] I 1) one of the two parts of your face that you use for seeing Close your eyes and go to sleep.[/ex] He gazed into her eyes as she spoke.[/ex] He has blond hair and blue eyes.[/ex] 2) used for talking about the expression on someone …
30keep an eye on — or[keep one s eye on] or[have one s eye on] {v. phr.} 1. To watch carefully; not stop paying attention to. * /Keep an eye on the stove in case the coffee boils./ * /You must keep your eye on the ball when you play tennis./ * /A good driver keeps… …
