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the ball is in your court

a direct English transliteration of the french expression " la balle est dans ton camp" this expression means either

a) it is now your turn to play

or

b) it is now up to you on what to do/what decision to take
mother: Angela, why are you doing drugs? I now give you choices: either you leave your current boyfriend Brandon and stop with your drugs, or you can leave this house and move in with him; in which case I will want to have nothing to do with your life. The ball is in your court.

Angela: I would like to commit suicide.

mother: that's not an option. i am taking you right now for a psyche eval.
by Sexydimma May 19, 2012
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It what all stuck up corporals say to the ranks below them.
Person 1: My room is so messy, but it isn't a promotion course so I don't care
The Corporal: Have you ever been of a corporals course, because on corporals course you have to always have a clean room and you have to do it in 5 minutes.
by The victim of a corporal October 16, 2017
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Cock as in chicken of course

Something you say after you said cock in the Christian server you were in
Im gonna eat your cock
cock as in chicken of course
by PsychoTurtle990 March 3, 2021
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it's the thought that counts

used to indicate that it is the kindness behind an act that matters, however imperfect or insignificant the act may be.
"when people give you things that you don't want, you must remember that it's the thought that counts"
by Arminkshipper August 7, 2024
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