take one's bat and ball and go home

A form of take one's ball and go home — To cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well.

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Meanings

verbtake one's bat and ball and go home (third-person singular simple present takes one's bat and ball and goes home, present participle taking one's bat and ball and going home, simple past took one's bat and ball and went home, past participle taken one's bat and ball and gone home)

present singular third person takes one's bat and ball and goes home · participle present taking one's bat and ball and going home · past took one's bat and ball and went home · participle past taken one's bat and ball and gone home

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APA

take one's bat and ball and go home. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20bat%20and%20ball%20and%20go%20home

MLA

“take one's bat and ball and go home.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20bat%20and%20ball%20and%20go%20home. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take one's bat and ball and go home,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20one's%20bat%20and%20ball%20and%20go%20home.

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