taking the ball and running with it

A form of take the ball and run with it — To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of take the ball and run with it
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APA

taking the ball and running with it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taking%20the%20ball%20and%20running%20with%20it

MLA

“taking the ball and running with it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taking%20the%20ball%20and%20running%20with%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taking the ball and running with it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taking%20the%20ball%20and%20running%20with%20it.

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