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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Maybe to get the ball rolling a bit faster, a motion to strike hearing in the lawsuit case has now been moved up from August 5 to May 15.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s been fun to sell those and get the ball rolling.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Did that brief moment get the ball rolling on your casting?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 26 Feb. 2025
Maybe to get the ball rolling a bit faster, a motion to strike hearing in the lawsuit case has now been moved up from August 5 to May 15.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
It’s been fun to sell those and get the ball rolling.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
Did that brief moment get the ball rolling on your casting?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for get/set/start the ball rolling
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“Get/set/start the ball rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%2Fset%2Fstart%20the%20ball%20rolling. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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