pick take the ball and run with it

pick take the ball and run with it
pick up/take the ˌball and ˈrun with it idiom
(especially NAmE) to develop an idea or plan that already exists

It's up to the private sector to take the ball and run with it.

The mainstream media will pick up the ball and run with it.

a challenge to other universities to pick up the ball and run with it

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