- If you carry the ball, you take control of an activity and do what is needed to get a piece of work done. You are considered reliable enough to make sure that a job gets done.
Example sentence:
I'm afraid Jane can't carry the ball for us. She's too reckless and disorganized. We need someone who knows how to get the job done.
Questions for you to answer:
- Are you the one who always carries the ball in a team?
- Who carries the ball in your family?
- Have you recently met anyone who definitely couldn't carry the ball? Why?
- What adjectives would you ascribe to someone who always carries the ball?
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