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picked up the ball and ran with it

picked up the ball and ran with it is the simple past of pick up the ball and run with it.

Questions about picked up the ball and ran with it

What is picked up the ball and ran with it the simple past of?
Picked up the ball and ran with it is the simple past of pick up the ball and run with it.

Words near picked up the ball and ran with it in the dictionary

  1. picked up one's crumbs
  2. picked up one's marbles and gone home
  3. picked up one's marbles and went home
  4. picked up steam
  5. picked up stitches
  6. picked up the ball and ran with it
  7. picked up the ball and run with it
  8. picked up the mantle
  9. picked up the pace
  10. picked up the phone
  11. picked up the pieces

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