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
Erikae-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Kerry['keri]
Elham-Persian
DiggoryDIG-ə-reeEnglish (Rare)
Kapono-Hawaiian
Eudoxia-Ancient Greek