the ball is in (your) court

you need to react or answer.

We made a reasonable offer for the house, and now the ball is in their court.

Etymology: based on the sports meaning of court (= the playing area in games like tennis)

• hold on
• hold on for dear life
• hold on like grim death
• hold onto
• hold on to for dear life
• hold on to someone for dear life
• hold onto something
• be as deaf as a post
• be as dry as a bone
• be as dull as dishwater
• be as dull as ditchwater
• be as easy as abc
• be as easy as falling off a log
• be as easy as pie
• be as fast as all get out
• be as [fast/hot/thin etc.] as all get out
• be as fit as a fiddle
• be as flat as a pancake
• be as fresh as a daisy
• be as full as a boot
• be as full as a tick
• be as gentle as a lamb
• be as good as gold
• be as good as new
• be as good as word