{"id":658,"date":"2026-06-17T05:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T05:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/career\/dont-say-its-up-to-you\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T00:27:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T00:27:19","slug":"dont-say-its-up-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/practice-sentences\/dont-say-its-up-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Say \u201cIt\u2019s up to you\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Don't Say --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff5f5;border-left:4px solid #e24b4a;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#a32d2d;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\u274c Don't Say<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:20px;color:#555;text-decoration:line-through\">It's up to you<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Say This --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0faf4;border-left:4px solid #3b6d11;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#3b6d11;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\u2705 Say This Instead<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:24px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a1a\">\"The ball is in your court\"<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Meaning + Urdu --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;margin-bottom:16px;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:220px;background:#f4f0ff;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#534ab7;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Meaning<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.6\">The next decision or action depends on you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:220px;background:#fffbf0;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#854f0b;font-weight:600;text-align:right;text-transform:uppercase\">\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648 \u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u06c1<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:18px;color:#1a1a1a;direction:rtl;text-align:right;line-height:2\">\u0627\u0628 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06c1 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06d2<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Examples --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:14px;color:#888;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">Daily Life Examples<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px;line-height:2.2\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:12px\">\n          <strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a\">You can pick the movie; the ball is in your court.<\/strong><br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:14px;direction:rtl;display:block;text-align:right;margin-top:3px\">\u0622\u067e \u0641\u0644\u0645 \u0645\u0646\u062a\u062e\u0628 \u06a9\u0631 \u0633\u06a9\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba\u061b \u0627\u0628 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06c1 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:12px\">\n          <strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a\">Should we go ahead with the plan? The ball is in your court.<\/strong><br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:14px;direction:rtl;display:block;text-align:right;margin-top:3px\">\u06a9\u06cc\u0627 \u06c1\u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0645\u0646\u0635\u0648\u0628\u06d2 \u067e\u0631 \u0622\u06af\u06d2 \u0628\u0691\u06be\u0646\u0627 \u0686\u0627\u06c1\u06cc\u06d2\u061f \u0627\u0628 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06c1 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:12px\">\n          <strong style=\"font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a\">I\u2019ve given you all the information, now the ball is in your court.<\/strong><br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#888;font-size:14px;direction:rtl;display:block;text-align:right;margin-top:3px\">\u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0646\u06d2 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u0648 \u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0645\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0641\u0631\u0627\u06c1\u0645 \u06a9\u0631 \u062f\u06cc \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba\u060c \u0627\u0628 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06c1 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06d2\u06d4<\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p> <!-- Say It 5 Times --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;text-align:center;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:#1a1a1a\">\"The ball is in your court\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0 16px;font-size:14px;color:#888\">Say it out loud \u2014 click each circle as you go<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:12px\">\n    <button id=\"say-1\" onclick=\"markSaid(1)\" style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #ccc;background:#fff;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer\">1<\/button><br \/>\n    <button id=\"say-2\" onclick=\"markSaid(2)\" style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #ccc;background:#fff;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer\">2<\/button><br \/>\n    <button id=\"say-3\" onclick=\"markSaid(3)\" style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #ccc;background:#fff;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer\">3<\/button><br \/>\n    <button id=\"say-4\" onclick=\"markSaid(4)\" style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #ccc;background:#fff;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer\">4<\/button><br \/>\n    <button id=\"say-5\" onclick=\"markSaid(5)\" style=\"width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid #ccc;background:#fff;font-size:15px;cursor:pointer\">5<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n<p id=\"say-label\" style=\"margin-top:12px;font-size:14px;color:#aaa\">\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nfunction markSaid(n) {\n  for (var i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {\n    var btn = document.getElementById('say-' + i);\n    if (i <= n) {\n      btn.innerHTML = '\u2713';\n      btn.style.background = '#eaf3de';\n      btn.style.borderColor = '#639922';\n      btn.style.color = '#3b6d11';\n    } else {\n      btn.innerHTML = i;\n      btn.style.background = '#fff';\n      btn.style.borderColor = '#ccc';\n      btn.style.color = '#000';\n    }\n  }\n  document.getElementById('say-label').textContent = n === 5 ? '\ud83c\udf89 Great job! You said it 5 times.' : n + ' of 5 done -- keep going!';\n}\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <!-- Stats Bar --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:140px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 16px;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:13px;color:#888;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600\">Expression Frequency<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#185fa5\">Common<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:140px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 16px;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:13px;color:#888;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600\">Formality<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#534ab7\">Both<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1;min-width:140px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:12px 16px;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:13px;color:#888;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600\">Authority Score<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#854f0b\">8\/10<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Linguistic Context --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f9f9f9;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#888;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\ud83d\udcd6 Linguistic Context<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#333;line-height:1.7\">An idiomatic clause functioning as a subject complement; it follows a subject (the ball) and verb (is) to convey responsibility.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Synonyms --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:14px;color:#888;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\ud83d\udd04 Synonyms &amp; Alternatives<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f0f0f0;border-radius:20px;padding:5px 14px;font-size:14px;margin:3px;color:#333\">It's your call<\/span><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f0f0f0;border-radius:20px;padding:5px 14px;font-size:14px;margin:3px;color:#333\">The decision is yours<\/span><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f0f0f0;border-radius:20px;padding:5px 14px;font-size:14px;margin:3px;color:#333\">The choice is yours<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Real World Sentences --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:4px 20px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:14px;color:#888;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\ud83d\udcf0 Real-World Usage Examples<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:14px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.7\">\"After outlining the budget, the manager said, &quot;The ball is in your court regarding the final approval.&quot;\"<\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;background:#f7f7f7;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:4px\">\ud83d\udccc Business context<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:14px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.7\">\"The professor reminded the students, &quot;The ball is in your court now; your research proposals need to be submitted by Friday.&quot;\"<\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;background:#f7f7f7;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:4px\">\ud83d\udccc Academic context<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:14px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.7\">\"When I asked my friend where to eat, she replied, &quot;The ball is in your court\u2014choose wherever you like.&quot;\"<\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;background:#f7f7f7;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:4px\">\ud83d\udccc Daily conversation<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- When NOT to use --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff8f0;border-left:4px solid #e8a000;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#854f0b;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\u26a0\ufe0f When NOT to Use<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.7\">Avoid it in formal legal documents where precise language is required.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Tip --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#eaf5fb;border-left:4px solid #185fa5;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:8px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:14px;color:#185fa5;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\ud83d\udca1 Pro Tip<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a;line-height:1.7\">Use it right after presenting options to signal that the listener decides next.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- FAQ Section --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:8px;padding:4px 20px;margin-bottom:16px\">\n<p style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:14px;color:#888;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">\u2753 Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:16px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a\">Is it correct to say It's up to you?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#555;line-height:1.7\">It's correct but can be vague; the idiom adds vividness.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:16px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a\">When should I use The ball is in your court?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#555;line-height:1.7\">Use it after offering choices to indicate the other person decides next.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #eee;padding:16px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;color:#1a1a1a\">What does The ball is in your court mean?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:15px;color:#555;line-height:1.7\">It means the responsibility or decision now belongs to the listener.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- Footer --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:24px;font-size:13px;color:#aaa;text-align:center\">\n    Posted on June 17, 2026 \u00b7 Practice English Daily \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/ipin.com.pk\/notepad\/practice-sentences\/\" style=\"color:#aaa\">More Practice Sentences<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u274c Don't Say It's up to you \u2705 Say This Instead \"The ball is in your court\" Meaning The next decision or action depends on you. \u0627\u0631\u062f\u0648 \u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u06c1 \u0627\u0628 \u0641\u06cc\u0635\u0644\u06c1 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u06c1\u0627\u062a\u06be \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06c1\u06d2 Daily Life Examples You can pick the movie; 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