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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But the company was planning to launch men’s and turned to him to get the ball rolling.
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
There were early hopes that the then-incoming Trump administration would get the ball rolling, but that didn’t immediately materialize either.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
This prompted Bharat Army founder Rakesh Patel to set the ball rolling with an appeal to fellow Indian cricket devotees.
—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
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Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2025
There were early hopes that the then-incoming Trump administration would get the ball rolling, but that didn’t immediately materialize either.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
This prompted Bharat Army founder Rakesh Patel to set the ball rolling with an appeal to fellow Indian cricket devotees.
—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
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 2 Sep. 2025.
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