C1idiominformalcommunicationIELTS-friendly
the ball is in your court
USUK
it is now your turn to act or make a decision
Used in negotiations, job offers and disagreements. 'Your' changes: in their court, in his court.
In context
I've sent them our best offer, so the ball is in their court now.
We've apologised twice. The ball is in your court, so tell us what you want.
More idioms about communication
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- beat around the bushto avoid saying something directly, usually because it is uncomfortable
- get the wrong end of the stickto understand something in the wrong way
- get to the pointto start talking about the most important part of a subject
- get your point acrossto make other people understand what you are trying to say