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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To get the ball rolling, experts encourage those who are starting to hunt for work to familiarize themselves with the array of tools at their disposal, such as Anthropic's Claude or OpenAI's ChatGPT.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Beacon Hill Democrats finally get the ball rolling Democrats on Beacon Hill are finally in a position to start considering the thousands of bills that have been pending at the State House after legislative leaders made committee assignments this past week.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Several other states have submitted waiver requests to get the ball rolling on similar changes.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
At the same time, colleges can get the ball rolling by employing as many students as possible themselves.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Beacon Hill Democrats finally get the ball rolling Democrats on Beacon Hill are finally in a position to start considering the thousands of bills that have been pending at the State House after legislative leaders made committee assignments this past week.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Several other states have submitted waiver requests to get the ball rolling on similar changes.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
At the same time, colleges can get the ball rolling by employing as many students as possible themselves.
—Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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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 4 Jul. 2025.
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