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
Zenia-English (Rare)
Lujayn-Arabic
Nokomis-New World Mythology
Drahoslav-Czech, Slovak
Gertruida-Dutch
PeterPEE-tər (English), PE-ter (German, Slovak), PAY-tər (Dutch)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical