"set the ball rolling" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sets the ball rolling [present, singular, third-person], setting the ball rolling [participle, present], set the ball rolling [participle, past], set the ball rolling [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> the ball rolling}} set the ball rolling (third-person singular simple present sets the ball rolling, present participle setting the ball rolling, simple past and past participle set the ball rolling)
  1. Synonym of get the ball rolling. Synonyms: get the ball rolling [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-set_the_ball_rolling-en-verb-p6PDvpJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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