get the ball rolling

Nghĩa

to make something start happening

Khởi động để việc gì đó bắt đầu diễn ra.

Ví dụ

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.

Ngữ pháp

Chỉ get thay đổi: got, getting. Cũng dùng set và start thay cho get; keep the ball rolling nghĩa là duy trì việc gì đó. rolling không đổi.

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