| 单词 | the ball is in a person's court |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe ball is in a person's court q. the ball is in a person's court: the initiative is with a person; that person must be next to act. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > [verb (intransitive)] > it is one's turn next (one's) staff stands next the door1548 the ball is in a person's court1956 1956 Times 21 June 9 The newcomer to the [U.S.] State Department in short is advised to remember that ‘when the ball is in your court’ it must be ‘returned rapidly over the net’. 1963 Brewer's Dict. Phr. & Fable (ed. 8) 68/1 The ball is with you, or in your court. It is your turn now. 1967 A. Newman Three into Two i. 5 No doubt she would play safe and..the ball would be back in his court. 1984 Financial Times 28 Apr. 4/4 ‘The ball is in his court,’ said Mr Ken Ashton..after a meeting of the union's executive yesterday. 1985 R. C. A. White Admin. of Justice 131 The ball is now back in the plaintiff's court. The plaintiff may..seek further..but, sooner or later, must file a defence to any counterclaim. 2006 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Aug. 38/4 By asking him out first, you've put the ball in his court. < as lemmas |
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