Get the Ball Rolling

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🗓️ Idiom: Get the Ball Rolling (v)

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💬 Meaning

• To start something, especially a process or project.
• To take the first step toward beginning an activity or plan.

🧠 Example Sentences

• We need to get the ball rolling on this shipment before the end of the day.
• The logistics team got the ball rolling by confirming the delivery schedule.
• Once we get the ball rolling with the supplier, the rest of the process will move quickly.

🏛️ Origin

This idiom comes from sports like croquet or bowling, where the action begins by setting a ball in motion. In business, it means starting something so others can continue it.

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📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

We need someone to __________ the ball rolling on this new delivery route.

Answer

get

2. Choose the correct meaning of “get the ball rolling”:

A) To stop a project
B) To begin a task or activity
C) To take a break

Answer

B) To begin a task or activity

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“We need to begin the distribution planning immediately.”
→ Change the sentence using: get the ball rolling

Answer

We need to get the ball rolling on the distribution planning immediately.

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