get the ball rolling

المعنى

to make something start happening

إطلاق أمر وبدء تحريكه.

أمثلة

1. 1Let's get the ball rolling with a quick round of introductions.
2. 2Aisha got the ball rolling on the street party by printing flyers for every house.
3. 3Nobody wanted to speak first at the meeting, so the manager got the ball rolling with her own idea.
4. 4If we want the new library open by spring, who's going to get the ball rolling?
5. 5The fundraiser finally took off once Tom's generous donation got the ball rolling.

القواعد

يتغير get وحده: got، getting. يستعمل set وstart أيضا مكان get؛ ويعني keep the ball rolling مواصلة سير الأمر. لا تتغير rolling.

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