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get / set / start the ball rolling
/ɡɛt sˈɛt stˈɑːt ðə bˈɔːl ɹˈəʊlɪŋ/
/ɡɛt sˈɛt stˈɑːɹt ðə bˈɔːl ɹˈoʊlɪŋ/
to get / set / start the ball rolling
[PHRASE]1
to start to do an activity, often in a way that is encouraging to others