the ball is in someone’s court



the ball is in someone’s court

phr. to be someone else’s move, play, or turn. I can’t do anything as long as the ball is in John’s court.
See also: ball, court

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kallikrates-Ancient Greek
Stipe-Croatian
Muhsina-Arabic
Thaddeus[θæ'di(:)əs]
Viljem-Slovene
JulyanJOOL-yanEnglish (Rare)