What does the idiom in this text suggest?
Molly submitted her suggestions to Eddie; now the ball is in his court.
Eddie feels like playing or relaxing, not working. Eddie needs to act next.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
An idiom is an expression that cannot be understood literally. Its meaning must be learned.
The assignment was a piece of cake.
The text uses an idiom, an expression that cannot be understood literally.
The idiom the ball is in his court suggests that Eddie needs to act next. In tennis, when the ball is in a player's court, it is that person's turn.