get the ball rolling

意味

to make something start happening

物事を動き出させる.

例文

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.

文法

変化するのは get だけ：got、getting。get の代わりに set や start も使う。keep the ball rolling は「物事を続ける」の意味。rolling は変わらない

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