am Ball bleiben

German

Etymology

Literally, to stay on the ball

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am bal ˈblaɪ̯bn̩/
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Verb

am Ball bleiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bleibt am Ball, past tense blieb am Ball, past participle am Ball geblieben, auxiliary sein)

  1. (colloquial) To persist, to keep at something.
    Bleibt am Ball für mehr Infos.Stay tuned for more details.
    • 2004, “Einfach ich”, in Verdammtnochma!, performed by Samy Deluxe:
      Ich lehne mich niemals zurück, egal wie gut es auch läuft / Ich bleibe am Ball, schreib' überall, wo ich auch bin.
      I never lean back, no matter how well things be running / I stick to the matter, write everywhere I am.

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