Idiom
get the ball rolling
Meaning
To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Let's get the ball rolling on this project today.”
“We need to get the ball rolling on the planning process before the deadline arrives next month.”
“By organizing the initial committee meeting, the director hoped to get the ball rolling on the long-delayed renovation of the historic library.”
Examples
simple
“Let's get the ball rolling on this project today.”
contextual
“We need to get the ball rolling on the planning process before the deadline arrives next month.”
complex
“By organizing the initial committee meeting, the director hoped to get the ball rolling on the long-delayed renovation of the historic library.”
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