{"id":13571,"date":"2026-05-12T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13571"},"modified":"2026-05-12T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:13:11","slug":"a-la-francaise-ep-12-la-balle-est-dans-ton-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-la-francaise-ep-12-la-balle-est-dans-ton-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 la fran\u00e7aise Ep. 12: &#8220;La balle est dans ton camp&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">French Expressions and Idioms<\/h2>\n<p><em>Have you heard of <strong>&#8220;idiomatic expressions&#8221;<\/strong>? These are figurative expressions specific to French, that are usually not translatable directly, as each language uses its own references! Therefore, you need to learn them directly in the language, as well as learning French equivalents to the ones you use in English! Knowing idiomatic expressions is key when learning a new language and it will definitely help you sound like a true Fran\u00e7ais <\/em>\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<h6>\u270d\ufe0f Today&#8217;s French expression is:<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/05\/podcast-idiom-12-la-balle-est-dans-ton-camp-300.jpg\" alt=\"boy not knowing what to do with a tennis ball on his side of the court\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><b><i>\u201cLa balle est dans ton camp\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">Literally: &#8220;The ball is in your court&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">Figuratively: &#8220;It&#8217;s up to you&#8221;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<h6>\ud83c\udfa7 Here&#8217;s a podcast about it!<\/h6>\n<p>Want to learn more about this fun expression, what it means, and hear some in-context examples? 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