Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is the ball is in your court and it is a phrase meaning “it is now your responsibility or your turn to take action; it is up to you to take action now”.
Example Sentence: Once the contradiction between the Rajapaksas and the others is temporarily sorted out by the ouster of the ruling family from power, the ball is in the parliamentary Opposition’s court to work out a credible succession plan to run the government. Yet, there are signs that infighting among different parties has already begun, centred on the immediate question of who should be the next president. It has, once again, opened the doors for backroom deals and unprincipled coalitions of the corrupt.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Sri Lanka admits bankruptcy, warns of crisis through 2023 and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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