keep the ball rolling

: to retain in one's possession or power

: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing

: to have in control

: the means or provisions by which one is kept

: one that keeps or protects: such as

: fortress, castle

: a written document that may be rolled up : scroll

: a manuscript book

: a list of names or related items : catalog

: to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a surface

: to cause to revolve by turning over and over on or as if on an axis

: to cause to move in a circular manner

: a sound produced by rapid strokes on a drum

: a sonorous and often rhythmical flow of speech

: a heavy reverberatory sound