Leave the ball in your court Meaning in English

expression

US

LEEV thuh / thee BAWL in yor / yur KORT

UK

LEEV thuh / thee BAWL in yaw KAWT

التعريف

To make someone else responsible for the next action or decision; it is now their turn to respond.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiom, often used in discussions, negotiations, or advice. Not literal; don't use for sports actions. Common phrase: 'Now the ball is in your court.' Useful for conversations about decisions or waiting for someone's response.

• Spanish: dejar la pelota en tu tejado
• Portuguese (BR): deixar a bola no seu campo
• Portuguese (PT): deixar a bola no teu campo
• Chinese (Simplified): 把球留在你这边
• Chinese (Traditional): 把球留在你這邊
• Hindi: अब गेंद तुम्हारे पाले में है
• Arabic: الكرة الآن في ملعبك
• Bengali: তোমার কোর্টে বল ফেলে দিলাম - সিদ্ধান্ত এখন তোমার
• Russian: мяч на твоей стороне - теперь всё зависит от тебя
• Japanese: あなたの番にする - あなたに任せる
• Vietnamese: bây giờ mọi chuyện phụ thuộc vào bạn - giao quyết định cho bạn
• Korean: 당신에게 공을 넘기다 - 결정권이 당신에게 있다
• Turkish: topu senin sahana bırakmak - artık karar sende
• Urdu: گیند آپ کے کورٹ میں ہے - فیصلہ اب آپ کا ہے
• Indonesian: bola ada di tanganmu - giliranmu memutuskan

جمل نموذجية

I've done my part, so I leave the ball in your court.

basic

She gave you all the details and left the ball in your court.

basic

It's your decision now; I leave the ball in your court.

basic

I've made my offer, so I guess the ball's in your court now.

natural

We sent them the contract and just left the ball in their court to decide.

natural

You know how I feel, so I'll leave the ball in your court and wait for your answer.

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