Idiom
leave the ball in someone's court
Meaning
To hand over the responsibility or choice to someone to make a decision or take action about something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I sent the contract, so now I leave the ball in your court.”
“I have made my final offer, so I will leave the ball in your court to decide.”
“Having presented the necessary evidence and outlined the potential risks, the mediator chose to leave the ball in their court to reach a final resolution.”
Examples
simple
“I sent the contract, so now I leave the ball in your court.”
contextual
“I have made my final offer, so I will leave the ball in your court to decide.”
complex
“Having presented the necessary evidence and outlined the potential risks, the mediator chose to leave the ball in their court to reach a final resolution.”
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