get the ball rolling

含义

to make something start happening

让某事开始进行.

例句

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.

语法

只有 get 变化形式：got、getting。也可用 set 或 start 代替 get；keep the ball rolling 表示让某事继续进行下去。rolling 保持不变。

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