to have something on the ball in German is etwas auf dem Kasten haben (idiom).
- to have something on the ball, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have brains
- Intelligent oder klug sein
- Fähigkeiten oder Wissen besitzen
- Etwas gut können
Example:
- Er hat wirklich etwas auf dem Kasten, wenn es um Mathematik geht.
- Zeig mal, was du auf dem Kasten hast!
- Sie muss etwas auf dem Kasten haben, um diese komplexe Aufgabe zu lösen.
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