idiom · informal
get the ball rolling
UK/ɡet ðə bɔːl ˈrəʊlɪŋ/US/ɡet ðə bɔːl ˈroʊlɪŋ/get the BALL ROLL·ing
to start an activity or process so that it can continue
Examples
“Let's get the ball rolling by assigning tasks to each team member.”
“Organisers hope the festival will get the ball rolling for local tourism.”
“A good opening speech can get the ball rolling for a productive meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“To tackle climate change, governments must get the ball rolling on international agreements.”
Collocations
- get the ball rolling on a project
- get the ball rolling with + noun
Word family
Common mistakes
get ball rolling→get the ball rolling
get the ball roll→get the ball rolling
got the ball rollinged→got the ball rolling
Say it for a higher band
5start→6begin the process→7+get the ball rolling
Synonyms
start the process
Easily confused
start the process
“We need to start the process of recruiting new staff.”
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