do what one should do in that circumstance. Figurative usage from games involving catching a
ball.
do what one should do in that circumstance. Figurative usage from games involving catching a
ball. Slight differenee here You know how to
catch the
ball.
-ARC Breaks and the Comm Cycle (24 July 63) 1. a coined
phrase meaning to save something from
failure or
prevent a catastrophe; to take
charge or
responsibility for something, as when another has not. This is a variation of
drop the
ball (with the
opposite meaning).