START THE BALL ROLLING

Meaning of START THE BALL ROLLING in English

begin to do something He finally started the ball rolling on their plans to build a new house.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

START THE BALL ROLLING — phrasal see get the ball rolling
Webster's New International English Dictionary
START THE BALL ROLLING — see ball
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START THE BALL ROLLING — see ball
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
START THE BALL ROLLING — See: GET THE BALL ROLLING.
Slang English vocab
START THE BALL ROLLING — {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. * /George started the ball rolling at the party …
Словарь английских идиом
ROLLING — In technology, the main method of forming molten glass , or other substances into shapes that are small in cross-section …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROLLING — I. ˈrōliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of rollen, rolen to roll — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BALL — I. ˈbȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bal, from Old Norse böllr akin to Old English bealluc testis, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROLLING — (a.) Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land.
Английский словарь Webster
ROLLING — (a.) Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.
Английский словарь Webster
ROLLING — (a.) Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if on an …
Английский словарь Webster
ROLLING — ( a. ) Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by rotation; turning over and over as if …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROLLING — ( a. ) Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; as, a rolling chair.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROLLING — ( a. ) Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a rolling country; rolling land.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
START — /stahrt/ , v.i. 1. to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity. 2. to appear or come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BALL — ball 1 — baller , n. /bawl/ , n. 1. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
START — I. ˈstärt verb Etymology: Middle English sterten; akin to Middle High German sterzen to stand up stiffly, move quickly Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
START — vi a tail, or anything projecting like a tail. 2. start ·vi the arm, or level, of a gin, drawn …
Webster English vocab
ROLLING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of roll. 2. rolling ·adj moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or rollers; …
Webster English vocab
BALL — noun the globe or earth. 2. ball ·noun a social assembly for the purpose of dancing. 3. ball ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
BALL — [ball] n, often attrib [ME bal, fr. ON bollr; akin to OE bealluc testis, OHG balla ball, OE blawan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROLLING — in technology, the principal method of forming molten metals, glass, or other substances into shapes that are small in cross-section …
Britannica English vocabulary
BALL — spherical or ovoid object for throwing, hitting, or kicking in various sports and games. The ball is mentioned in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
START — / stɑːt; NAmE stɑːrt/ verb , noun ■ verb DOING STH 1. to begin doing or using sth : [ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROLLING — / ˈrəʊlɪŋ; NAmE ˈroʊ-/ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. ( of hills or countryside ) having gentle slopes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — I. start 1 S1 W1 /stɑːt $ stɑːrt/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ start , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROLLING — roll ‧ ing /ˈrəʊlɪŋ $ ˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Word Family: verb : ↑ roll , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
BALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BALL — n. & v. n. 1 a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a ball-shaped …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
BALL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a solid or hollow sphere, esp. for use in a game. 2 a a …
Oxford English vocab
START — ( starts, starting, started) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROLLING — 1. Rolling hills are small hills with gentle slopes that extend a long way into the distance. ...the rolling countryside …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BALL — ( balls, balling, balled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A ball …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
START — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a computer starts up/boots up ▪ My computer takes ages to start up in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROLLING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a Rolling Stones/Kylie Minogue etc fan ▪ Mike has been a lifelong Kylie Minogue fan. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
START — Synonyms and related words : A, activate, advance, advantage, aid, allowance, alpha, arise, assistance, attack, avoid, backing, base, basis, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Slang English vocab
ROLLING — I. noun Rolling is used before these nouns: ↑ paper , ↑ tobacco II. adj. Rolling is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
START — See ↑ BEGINNING 1, ↑ START 1,13,16, ↑ SWITCH ON OR OFF 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at the beginning/start • …
Longman Activator English vocab
START — INDEX: to start doing something 1. to start doing something 2. to start an activity, job, speech etc by doing …
Longman Activator English vocab
ROLLING — See ↑ FLAT/NOT FLAT 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be loaded/be rolling in it • ↑ get/start/set the ball rolling
Longman Activator English vocab
START — n. 25B6; verb the meeting starts at 7.45 : BEGIN, commence, get under way, go ahead, get going; informal kick …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
START — v. 1 Often, start off or up. begin, commence, get (something) going, get off the ground, originate, initiate, open, set …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BALL — See: BASE ON BALLS, CARRY THE BALL, FLY BALL, FOUL BALL, GET THE BALL ROLLING, SET THE BALL ROLLING, START …
Словарь английских идиом
START — 1. сущ. 1) а) отправление; начало at the start ≈ в начале from the start ≈ с начала for a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROLLING — 1. сущ. 1) катание, перекатка 2) изгиб; виток 3) = log-rolling 4) бортовая качка 5) тех. катание, прокатка, прокатывание 6) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
START — start.ogg 1. stɑ:t n 1. начало from start to finish - с начала до конца a start in life - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROLLING — 1. ʹrəʋlıŋ n 1. метал. прокатка 2. мор. бортовая качка 3. ав. бочка, двойной переворот через крыло 4. физ. качение …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
START — 1) начало || начинать 2) старт; отправление || стартовать; отправлять(ся) 3) (за)пуск; включение || (за)пускать; включать 4) возбуждение, зажигание ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BALL — 1) шар(ик) 2) шаровой наконечник 3) шаровая опора 4) ком || комковать(ся); образовывать комья 5) электрон. шариковый вывод; сферический электрод …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
START — 1) начало || начинать 2) старт; отправление || стартовать; отправлять(ся) 3) (за)пуск; включение || (за)пускать; включать 4) возбуждение, зажигание (дуги) 5) заход (резьбы) 6) расходиться …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ROLLING
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BALL — 1) шар(ик) 2) шаровой наконечник 3) шаровая опора 4) ком || комковать(ся); образовывать комья 5) электрон. шариковый вывод; сферический электрод 6) буртик венчика бутылки • - breaker …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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