最基础的“Let's begin”应该已经被用过无数次了，还有没有其他方式表达“让我们开始”呢？来看看今天的idiom吧！

J: Hi guys I’m Joy.

 
C: And I’m Chris. Today’s idiom is: get the ball rolling. It’s usually used like:

Let’s get the ball rolling. / I’m gonna get the ball rolling. / She already got the ball rolling. / We need to get the ball rolling.

J: It means to get something started. Let’s say, you are at a meeting and everyone seems to be ready to start. You can say “let’s get this ball rolling” meaning “let’s begin”. It can also be used when you are trying to do the first step of a plan. Maybe you are preparing for a trip. You can book the hotels and the plane tickets to get the ball rolling. Here’s an example of this idiom:

C: Hey Alice. We gotta make sure that we have everything ready for the big day.
 
J: OK, so what do we need to do first?
 
C: Well, we need to have the location set up before anything else.
 
J: Alright sure. I’ll call the realtor to get the ball rolling.

 
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