get the ball rolling

뜻

to make something start happening

어떤 일이 시작되게 하다.

예문

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.

문법

get만 형태가 바뀐다: got, getting. get 대신 set, start도 쓴다. keep the ball rolling은 어떤 일을 계속 이어 가게 한다는 뜻이다. rolling은 바뀌지 않는다.

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