take the ball and run with it (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.
Forms:
form: takes the ball and runs with it
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: taking the ball and running with it
tags: participle
present
form: took the ball and ran with it
tags: past
form: taken the ball and run with it
tags: participle
past
form: pick up the ball and run with it
tags: alternative