Meaning of get the ball rolling | Babel Free

Definitions

To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.

idiomatic, informal

Examples

“Did you ever get the ball rolling on your plans to build a shed?”

“The execution of Littlefinger is formal, although his trial admittedly gives us ample opportunity to appreciate the tables finally turning on the man who got the ball rolling on all this bloodshed.”

“I knew who you were as a [RuPaul's] Drag Race fan. So I was gagged personally and I still am gagged, but it was quite divine intervention. Thom Kerr, the photographer, really got the ball rolling and I had no idea what to expect of this shoot besides greatness.”

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