George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
get the ball rolling — or[set the ball rolling] or[start the ball rolling] {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. * /George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke./ Compare: KEEP THE BALL ROLLING … Dictionary of American idioms
get the ball rolling — or[set the ball rolling] or[start the ball rolling] {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. * /George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke./ Compare: KEEP THE BALL ROLLING … Dictionary of American idioms
get the ball rolling — If you get the ball rolling, you start something so that it can start making progress … The small dictionary of idiomes
get the ball rolling — phrasal or start the ball rolling : to initiate an activity usually to be engaged in by two or more people hesitant to begin the teacher started the ball rolling by posing a large general question on which all were sure to have an opinion * * *… … Useful english dictionary
get the ball rolling — to begin something. We ve been trying to get the ball rolling on construction of a new playground. She was hoping that a meeting with senior managers would get the ball rolling … New idioms dictionary
get the ball rolling — verb To begin; to start some action; to set in motion. Did you ever get the ball rolling on your plans to build a shed? … Wiktionary
get the ball rolling — If you get the ball rolling, you start something so that it can start making progress. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
get the ball rolling — start something Let s get the ball rolling and start working … Idioms and examples
Get the ball rolling — If you get the ball rolling, you start something so that it can start making progress … Dictionary of English idioms
get the ball rolling — ► start (or get or set) the ball rolling make a start. Main Entry: ↑ball … English terms dictionary
