10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAVE THE BALL AT ONE'S FEET»
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... stronger, etc. than another item of the same kind: The new system of air
cleaning has many advantages over the old one. have the ball at one's feet run
with the ball have the ball at one 's feet - be in a strategically advantageous
position: The ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
... feet to stand up. have one's feet on the ground to have plenty of common sense
, have the ball at one's feet to be in control of things, with many opportunities
ahead, put one's feet up to take a rest, under one's feet in one's way; hindering
one.
... SftM^FX ^Affl:-) to have one's/ both feet on the ground HI US to have the ball at
one's feet li BALL1 to have two left feet M. TWO to keep one's feet ifittH I (They
found it difficult foot foot 199.
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Glossaries Of Americanisms V
... to have the whiphand; to have the whip row; to have one's own way; to rule the
roast; to have under one's thumb; to keep undEr; to turn round one's little finger;
toiead by the nose; to wear the breeches; to have the ball at one's feet; to boss.
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The Modern Anglo-Bengali Dictionary: In 6 Volumes
To find, know, length of one's foot — To learn his weakness ; to be able to
managd him ; 1 To have the ball at one's feet— (See BALL.) To see one's way to
success ; 5«5l i To keep one's feet— Not to fall ; :*t$tt«1 It^l, f >S155IH 11*1. =11
^«5I i ...
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Business English Smart Business Talk
... 75 Have One's Job On The Line , 39 Have the Ball at One's Feet , 69 Have The
Inside Track , 88 Have/Get A Foot In The Door , 66 Head And Shoulders Above ,
52 Head And Shoulders Above The Competition , 31 Head For , 50 Head Start ...
Joern Meissner, Tracy C. Yun, 2008
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Comprehensive English-Hindi dictionary:
... To have the ball at one's feet, to have opportunity ^pT^^R 17RT I To set foot on,
to start, to originate 333T, ^3T I To tread under foot, to oppress, to trouble <i*ci1mi
^1T, <TT I To carry one off his feet, to fill with enthusiasm <Joyi6 % TOT, 5TMt?
Bholānātha Tivārī, Amaranātha Kapūra, Viśvaprakāśa Gupta, 1998
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Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Classified and ...
... to turn up trumps ; to have the game in one's hands ; to work or make one's way
; to have the ball at one's feet ; to come off with flying colors ; to have it all one's
own way ; to win, carry, or gain the day ; to win the palm ; to make short work of ...
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A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms...: With an ...
The gray mare being the better horse; lord it over; hold in hand; keep under;
make a puppet of; bend to one's will; hold one's own; have -the ball at one's feet, -
it all one's own way, - the game in one's own hand, - on the hip; be master of the ...
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Thesaurus of English Words: So Classified and Arranged as to ...
... hand ; to have the whip hand ; to have one's own way ; to rule the roast ; to
have under one's thumb ; to keep under ; to turn round one's little finger ; to lead
by the nose ; to wear the breeches ; to have the ball at one's feet ; to play first
fiddle.
Peter Mark Roget, Barnas Sears, 1856
