"start the ball rolling" meaning in English

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Verb

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

Inflected forms

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