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>A list of phrases containing the word "ball"...
A list of phrases containing the word "ball"...
Address the ball ( golfing term denoting readiness to play )
After the ball was over
Ball achingly good
Ball and chain
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Ball of fire
Behind the eight ball
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Can of corn ( A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch )
Carry the ball
Curve ball ( a difficult proposition - deriving from baseball terminology )
Different ball game
Drop the ball
End of the ball game
Get the ball rolling
Ground ball ( A baseball expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment )
Have a ball
Have the ball at your feet
High ball
Keep the ball rolling
Keep your eye on the ball
Knock the cover off the ball ( A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation )
On the ball
Play ball
Run with the ball
Spot the ball
Start the ball rolling
Take me out to the ball game
That's the way the ball bounces
The Head Ball Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Ol' Ball Coach ( Nickname of Steve Spurrier )
The Queen of TV Comedy ( Nickname of comedienne Lucille Ball )
The ball is in your court
The belle of the ball
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The old ball and chain
The sound of leather on willow ( sound of the ball on the bat in cricket )
The way the ball bounces
Trap and ball ( children's ball game )
Whole ball of wax
Whole new ball game
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