"took the ball and ran with it" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} took the ball and ran with it
  1. simple past of take the ball and run with it Tags: form-of, past Form of: take the ball and run with it
    Sense id: en-took_the_ball_and_ran_with_it-en-verb-~4HIRb0v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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