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: Kyiv might be left with a Hobson’s choice — accommodate some of Russia’s territorial demands to begin the process of peace or endure the attritional war with limited support. Mr. Putin might have seized the upper hand in the geopolitical dynamics of the war, but its effects have been devastating for Moscow as well. Reason suggests that peace would yield greater dividends than continuing an illegal invasion and this should allow for a fresh impetus for talks leading to a ceasefire. The ball is in the Kremlin’s court.
This phrase is present in No ceasefire: On the Russia-Ukraine war and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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