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takes the ball and runs with it

takes the ball and runs with it is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 takes the ball and runs with it

What is takes the ball and runs with it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Takes the ball and runs with it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of take the ball and run with it.

Words near takes the ball and runs with it in the dictionary

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

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