have a ball | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toenjoyoneself thoroughly; to have lots offunorexcitement.Synonym:have a whale of a timeThe kidshad a ballplaying in the fountain.1973, “Merry Xmas Everybody”, performed bySlade:Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall? / It's the time that every Santahas a ball/ Does he ride a red-nosed reindeer? / Does a ton up on his sleigh / Do the fairies keep him sober for a day?1976, “Money, Money, Money”, performed byABBA:In my dreams I have a plan / If I got me a wealthy man / I wouldn't have to work at all, I'd fool around andhave a ball1984,J. G. Thirlwell, “Sick Man”, inHole, performed byScraping Foetus Off the Wheel:His victim screams, hehas a ballThe bigger the head, the harder they fall1998, “Who Let the Dogs Out”, performed byBaha Men:When the party was nice, the party was jumpin' / And everybodyhavin' a ball2002, H.H. Fuller,It's a Wrap, Writers Club Press, page72:“Well, after they retired down here, they must havehad a ballordering anything and everything.”2006, Chrigel Glanzmann, “Your Gaulish War”, inSpirit, performed byEluveitie:I hope youhad a ballin effacing lives!2011, “Friday”, performed byRebecca Blackft.Patrice Wilson:Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonnahave a balltoday

Examples:

EN: I got to have a ball.
ES: Lo que quiero es jugar a los bolos.
EN: Let's have a ball and turn and turn
ES: Hagamos la rueda y giremos y giremos.
ES: Hagamos la rueda y giremos y giremos.
ES: Hagamos la rueda y giremos y giremos.
EN: We've got to have a ball-pen.
ES: Necesitamos un sitio para jugar.
EN: He can have a ball anyway.
ES: Comprémosle la pelota.
EN: Now that I think of it, we'd better not have a ball.
ES: Ahora que lo pienso, no deberíamos organizar un baile.
EN: United we'll have a ball
ES: 'Juntos, arrasaremos...
EN: ♪ ♪ Come on, boys Let's have a ball ♪
ES: Muchachos, a divertirnos sin parar
EN: It makes no difference if you have a ball or not.
ES: Da lo mismo que hagamos un baile o no.
EN: But they have a ball like this every week.
ES: Celebran un baile como éste cada semana.
EN: "Let's have a ball tonight "We're goin' on the town!"
ES: Pasémoslo de cine esta noche Vamos a salir por la ciudad
EN: You'll have a ball."
ES: Te divertirás en grande."
EN: On the weekends we go out and have a ball.
ES: Los fines de semana salimos a divertirnos.
EN: The idea is to have a ball.
ES: La idea es divertirse.
EN: We'll have a ball. You haven't got a friend, have you?
ES: -No tendrás un amigo, ¿ verdad?
EN: - He'll have a ball with her dad!
ES: - ¡Se va a divertir con su padre!

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