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Meaning of open the ball | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To begin operations; to set things in motion.

Equivalents

Suomi aloittaa pistää pyörät pyörimään
Français ouvrir la danse ouvrir le bal
Polski rozpocząć rozpoczynać

Examples

“This is "commencement week" in "over-the-counter insurance" circles, the Whitman, Mass., savings bank having opened the ball with four applications made for $300 each by three prominent business men […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

open the batting open the door open the face open the floodgates open the kimono open the range

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