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on the ball 

to be understanding/concentrating on something really well
Dude, I was totally on the ball in chemistry class today!

Yeah I got an A+ on my test yo, I was on the ball that day!
on the ball by Dasha May 13, 2005
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on the ball technique 

it is a technique used in Halo 2 the game. It is when a male gets his testicles and plays with them on the controller.
Dude, you just got owned by the on the ball technique.
on the ball technique by ozzy20159 September 7, 2007

stick on the ball 

To get one's ass in gear; take action
I've been putting off this project for too long now, I need to get my stick on the ball and get it done.

To Get on the Ball 

This amusing little phrase says that someone needs to improve something.
Your work is so sloppy. Get on the ball!
Tom has been too lazy. He needs to get on the ball.
To Get on the Ball by Lionardoo April 4, 2009

get on the ball

The expression "get on the ball" is a phrase that was commonly used in the Ottawa Valley, Canada to mean "get with it". A local derivation often used was "get on the ball or get on the bus..." meaning "get with it" or "get out of here".
Get on the ball man; that happened last week!

Putting English on the ball 

When I went to San Francisco, I heard some guys were playing pool. They put backspin on the ball, and someone said 'Nice English'. I enquired, and found out that putting English on the ball means putting backspin on it.
"Sweet. You put so much English on that ball it went all the way back up your cue and in your mouth."

get on the ball, shitbird, before you get the hook 

scatological expression of the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor -- The USMC emblem.
If I were you I'd get myself squared away. In other words: get on the ball, shitbird, before you get the hook.
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Failure Shower 

When you fail at something in life (eg. failing an exam or not getting a job), go home and spend an hour just standing in the shower, propping yourself up against the wall with your eyes on your feet.
Caleb knew the only thing to do after he didnt get prefect was take a failure shower.
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High School Liquid 

A person who can freely travel between and fit in with all high school social groups and classes.
He is high school liquid, he ate lunch with the nerds and hung out with the jocks after school.
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Purple Patch 

To describe coming into something good, coming into good luck and or good times.

Like walking over small green hills in the countryside then coming across a purple patch of flowers, thus it being unique and out of the ordinary.
I hit a real purple patch.

The other day this good thing happened unexpectedly then I was lucky with this, it was unique, I hit a real purple patch.
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