keeps one's eye on the ball
keeps one's eye on the ball is the third-person singular simple present indicative of keep one's eye on the ball.
Meaning of keep one's eye on the ball
Verb
keep one's eye on the ball (third-person singular simple present keeps one's eye on the ball, present participle keeping one's eye on the ball, simple past and past participle kept one's eye on the ball)
- To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.
- My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from...2006 Feb 18, Michael Holden quoting Sir Alan Sugar in The Guardian, You can call me Sir Al
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