the ball is in your court

Bedeutung

it is now your turn to act or decide

Nun muss die andere Seite handeln oder entscheiden.

Beispiele

1. 1The ball is in your court: if you want to fix the friendship, call her.
2. 2I've apologised twice; the ball is in her court if she wants to stay friends.
3. 3We've offered you the job at the salary you asked for, so the ball is in your court.
4. 4Do you want the flat or not? Remember, the ball is in your court and the landlord won't wait for ever.
5. 5The school has given Mia two options for next year, and now the ball is in her court.

Grammatik

Ein Satz. Das Verb is kann zu was werden; your wird zu my, their, Leo's usw., je nachdem, wer als Nächstes handeln muss.