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gets the ball rolling

gets the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the ball rolling.

Meaning of get the ball rolling

Verb

get the ball rolling (third-person singular simple present gets the ball rolling, present participle getting the ball rolling, simple past got the ball rolling, past participle (UK) got the ball rolling or (US) gotten the ball rolling)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To begin; to start some action; to set in motion.
    • Did you ever get the ball rolling on your plans to build a shed?

Questions about gets the ball rolling

What is gets the ball rolling the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the ball rolling.

Words near gets the ball rolling in the dictionary

  1. gets straight
  2. gets stuck in
  3. gets stuck into
  4. gets sturdy
  5. gets taken in
  6. gets the ball rolling
  7. gets the band back together
  8. gets the best of
  9. gets the better of
  10. gets the bird
  11. gets the boot

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