B2idiombusinessIELTS-friendly
get the ball rolling
USUK
to start an activity or process so that others will follow
Common at the start of meetings. Also 'start the ball rolling' and 'keep the ball rolling'.
In context
Let me get the ball rolling by sharing last month's sales figures.
We got the ball rolling on the new website as soon as the budget was approved.
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