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put the ball in court

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put the ball in someone's court

the ball is in someone's court - if the ball is in someone's court, they have to do something before any progress can be made in a situation. This pay offer has put the ball firmly in the court of the union.

See also: ball, court

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put pen to paper
put pressure on
put right
put shirt on
put shoulder to the wheel
put teeth into
put the arm on

put the ball in court
put the bite on
put the boot in
put the brakes on
put the cart before the horse
put the fear of God into
put the finger on
Put the flags out

Put Strength in the Final Blow

Put String (C programming function)

put that in pipe and smoke it

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Put that in your pipe and smoke it

Put that in your pipe and smoke it

Put That Light Out!

Put That Stuff on Paper (request for documentation; polite form)

Put the "O" Back in Country

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put the bite on

Put the Bone In

put the boot in

Put the Boy Back in Cowboy

put the brakes on

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put the cat among the pigeons

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put the clock back

put the clocks back

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