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taken the ball and run with it

taken the ball and run with it is the past participle of take the ball and run with it.

Meaning of take the ball and run with it

Verb

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)

  1. To continue working on something that someone else started, especially when one does so efficiently and successfully.

Questions about taken the ball and run with it

What is taken the ball and run with it the past participle of?
Taken the ball and run with it is the past participle of take the ball and run with it.

Words near taken the ball and run with it in the dictionary

  1. taken something to
  2. taken something to one's grave
  3. taken stock
  4. taken ten
  5. taken the bait
  6. taken the ball and run with it
  7. taken the bench
  8. taken the biscuit
  9. taken the bitter with the sweet
  10. taken the bread out of someone's mouth
  11. taken the Browns to the Super Bowl

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