take the ball and run with it
English
Alternative forms
Verb
- To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.
References
- “take the ball and run with it” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “take the ball and run with it” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “pick up take the ball and run with it” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “pick up the ball and run with it” (US) / “pick up the ball and run with it” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
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