"got the ball rolling" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} got the ball rolling
  1. simple past of get the ball rolling Tags: form-of, past Form of: get the ball rolling
    Sense id: en-got_the_ball_rolling-en-verb-Y2Gn0~uj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. past participle of get the ball rolling Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: get the ball rolling
    Sense id: en-got_the_ball_rolling-en-verb-SaRqKKnx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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