What does 'The ball's in your court' mean?
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If somebody says this to you, they mean that it's up to you to decide or take the next step.
- Category: Sport
Idioms similar to 'The ball's in your court'
- Ball is in your court
- Take your eye off the ball
- Run with the ball
- On the ball
- Keep your eye on the ball
- Get the ball rolling
- Curve ball
- Play ball
- Whole new ball game
- Drop the ball
- A lost ball in the high weeds
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