have the ball in one's court
- have the ball in one's court
have the ball in one's court
1. Lit. to have a ball belonging to a game played on a court on one's side of the court. •
You have the ball in your court, so hit it back to me!
2. Fig. to be responsible for the next move in some process; to have to make a response to something that someone else has started. •
You have the ball in your court now. You have to answer the attorney's questions.
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There was no way that Liz could avoid responding. She had the ball in her court.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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