Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

picks up the ball and runs with it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.09 in modern English

Syllables
pick-s up the bal-l and run-s with- it
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does picks up the ball and runs with it mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of pick up the ball and run with it

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