(idea) by deeahblita Tue Mar 20 2001 at 11:36:07
An American idiom that refers to the rules of basketball. When "the ball is in your court," you're expected to play offensively and work towards the "goal" of scoring a basket.

When used in common language, it signifies that the speaker is now anticipating some kind of action or decision on the part of the recipient.

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