Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaving the ball in someone's court

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
leav-ing the bal-l in -some-one's -court
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of leave the ball in someone's court

Questions

What does leaving the ball in someone's court mean?
present participle and gerund of leave the ball in someone's court

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