Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the ball and running with it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the bal-l and run-ning with- it
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the ball and run with it

Questions

What does taking the ball and running with it mean?
present participle and gerund of take the ball and run with it

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