am Ball bleiben

German

Etymology

Literally, “to stay on the ball”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am bal ˈblaɪ̯bn̩/

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.
    • 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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