keep one's eye on the ball

Idioms: keep one's eye on the ball

Remain alert and attentive, as in The research director told her students to keep their eye on the ball when it came to accurate footnotes. This expression alludes to numerous sports in which players must watch a ball's path. [c. 1900]

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	A Flask of Fields (1930 Comedy Film)
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