1. it is up to somebody: if you say
it's up to someone, you mean that that person should make the decision about
something, and no one else
備注：一般用在口語中。
例：
"Where would you like to go this
evening?" "It's up to you - it's your birthday."
（-你今晚想去哪？ -你定吧，今天是你生日。）
it is up to somebody what/when/whether
etc.
It's up to them what they do with their
money.（ 他們的錢要怎么花，全憑他們。）
it is entirely up to somebody
I think you should take the job, but of
course it's entirely up to you. （我覺得你該接受這份工作，當(dāng)然，還是全憑你自己做主。）
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2. be for somebody to decide: use
this when only one person or group has the right or authority to make a
decision about something important
備注：這是較正式的說法。
例：
We cannot say if he's guilty or not. That
is for the court to decide. （我們沒法說他有罪還是無罪，這要由法庭裁定。）
it is for somebody to decide
what/whether/when etc.
It's for you to decide whether you go to
university or not - not your parents. （該由你自己來決定你要不要上大學(xué)，而不是由你父母來決定。）
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3. the ball is in your court: if the
ball is in your court , it is your turn to make a decision or do something
例：
I've told you what I think of your idea—the
ball's in your court now. （我已經(jīng)說了對你的想法的看法，這下該你自己做決定了。）
What do you think we should do now? The
ball is in your court. （你覺得我們現(xiàn)在該怎么辦？輪到你做決定到了。）
The terrorists had made their demands clear
and the ball was in the government's court. （恐怖分子已經(jīng)把要求說得很清楚了，現(xiàn)在該政府做決定采取行動了。）
再看《老友記》S05E07的例子：
情境：Rachel對鄰居Danny有好感，但Danny沒有主動約她出去，Rachel以為Danny欲擒故縱。所以當(dāng)Danny想請Rachel她們?nèi)⒓优蓪r，Rachel假裝很忙拒絕了?？纯此睦锸窃趺幢P算的吧。
Monica: You
wanted him to invite you to the party and he did it!
Rachel: Yeah,
but he waited until the last minute! So if I said yes, he would know I had
nothing better to do than wait around for an invitation to his stupid party. I
said, "No!" which puts me right back in the driver's seat.
Monica:
Great. So the ball is in his court?
Rachel: Ball?
There is no ball.
大意：
Monica: 你不是就想他請你去派對嗎？他也請啦，你還想怎么樣？
Rachel: 但他最后一刻才請我，假如我答應(yīng)，他就知道我除了等他的邀請之外，再無事可做。但我拒絕了，這讓我再占上風(fēng)。
Monica: 哦，這下該他出招了。
Rachel: 招？他沒招了。
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4. rest with: if a decision rests
with someone, they have the authority to decide what should be done
例：
The final decision rests with you. （該由你來做最終決定。）
The committee has made certain recommendations, but the
final decision rests with the President.（委員們提了一些建議，但最后決定權(quán)在總統(tǒng)。）
Responsibility for any military operation
always rested with the commander. （軍事行動向來由指揮官全權(quán)負(fù)責(zé)。）
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