start the ball rolling◼◼◼verb [UK: stɑːt ðə bɔːl ˈrəʊl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈstɑːrt ðə ˈbɒl ˈroʊl.ɪŋ] set the ball rolling◼◼◻verb [UK: set ðə bɔːl ˈrəʊl.ɪŋ] [US: ˈset ðə ˈbɒl ˈroʊl.ɪŋ] bring something into actionverb [UK: brɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɪn.tə ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈbrɪŋ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˌɪn.ˈtuː ˈæk.ʃn̩] call something into actionverb [UK: kɔːl ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɪn.tə ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈkɒl ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˌɪn.ˈtuː ˈæk.ʃn̩] put something in actionverb [UK: ˈpʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈpʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ˈæk.ʃn̩] set something goingverb [UK: set ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɡəʊɪŋ] [US: ˈset ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ˈɡoʊɪŋ] set something in actionverb [UK: set ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈset ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ˈæk.ʃn̩] set something in trainverb [UK: set ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn treɪn] [US: ˈset ˈsʌm.θɪŋ ɪn ˈtreɪn] |