play ball

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === play ball (third-person singular simple present plays ball, present participle playing ball, simple past and past participle played ball) (idiomatic) To start anything tumultuous. (idiomatic) To work together; to cooperate. (baseball, softball) An expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball or softball. ==== Derived terms ==== if there's grass on the field, play ball if there's grass on the pitch, play ball ==== Translations ====