Keep One`s Eye On The Ball Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep One`s Eye On The Ball Idiom mean?

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keep one`s eye on the ball What does keep one`s eye on the ball mean?	be watchful and ready for something	"You should keep your eye on the ball or you will make a mistake."
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in one's Sunday best What does "in one's Sunday best" mean?	in one's best clothes that you would wear to go to worship in a church (in the days when people dressed in a more formal way to attend church)	I was dressed in my Sunday best when I went for the job interview.
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Keep One`s Eye On The Ball Idiom