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take one's ball and go home

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  • verb idiomatic To cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well.

Etymologies

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From the image of a group of children playing a sport with a ball that is the exclusive property of one of the participants.

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