This
database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available.
American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time.
.
To be paying attention, to respond promptly, to be
doing one's job.
If you were a bit more on the ball, we might have averted the reactor melt down. From the early days of baseball, a pitcher who "had nothing on the ball" was one who was having a bad outing. The term implies that the pitcher has no control or speed on the ball.
it is always best to be honest in everything that you do
it is always best to be honest in everything that you doHonesty is the best policy and when the man found the purse on the street he gave it to a policeman.