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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This prompted Bharat Army founder Rakesh Patel to set the ball rolling with an appeal to fellow Indian cricket devotees.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
People want to get the ball rolling and start to piece their lives back together.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
According to Parsons, his agent went to the team’s money man to get the ball rolling on an extension just for Prasifka to say a deal was already being finalized.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
But this is the time to get the ball rolling for fall.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
People want to get the ball rolling and start to piece their lives back together.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
According to Parsons, his agent went to the team’s money man to get the ball rolling on an extension just for Prasifka to say a deal was already being finalized.
—Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
But this is the time to get the ball rolling for fall.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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