Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pick up the ball and run with it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
pick- up the bal-l and run with- it
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of take the ball and run with it.

Inflected Forms

picks up the ball and runs with it (present, singular) picking up the ball and running with it (participle, present) picked up the ball and ran with it (past) picked up the ball and run with it (participle, past)

Questions

What does pick up the ball and run with it mean?
Alternative form of take the ball and run with it.

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