take the ball and run with it

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English

Alternative forms

pick up the ball and run with it

Verb

take the ball and run with it (third-person singular simple present takes the ball and runs with it, present participle taking the ball and running with it, simple past took the ball and ran with it, past participle taken the ball and run with it)

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 Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“take the ball and run with it”, in Collins English Dictionary.
“pick up take the ball and run with it”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“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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