get/set/start the ball rolling

idiom

informal

: to begin an activity or process

At the meeting, she tried to get the ball rolling by asking a few questions.

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Frans Timmermans, former executive vice president of the European Union, set the ball rolling for his vision that in 2035, new cars and vans must have zero emissions. —

Sanjay Annadate, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Engineers have already come out to the property to get the ball rolling on the project and the aim is for the planning phase to begin in earnest next month. —

Mike Dojc, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Maybe Hudson will meet a fortune teller in the next few days in order to get the ball rolling. —

Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 20 July 2024 Such a step would get the ball rolling and convince even more of the manufacturing countries to sign on. —

Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 27 July 2020 See all Example Sentences for get/set/start the ball rolling

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