Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

takes the ball and runs with it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
takes the bal-l and run-s with- it
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does takes the ball and runs with it mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of take the ball and run with it

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