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
Hrodebert-Ancient Germanic
RondaRAHN-dəEnglish
Myrrine-Ancient Greek
Gulnaz-Kazakh, Georgian, Urdu
BÁLintBAH-leentHungarian
Landebert-Ancient Germanic