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keep the ball rolling
keep the ball rolling - An allusion to rugby or bandy.See also related terms for rolling.Translationsball1 (boːl) noun1. anything roughly round in shape. a ball of wool. 球狀物 球状物2. a round object used in games. a tennis ball. 球 球3. balls (plural) (slang) testicles. 睾丸 睾丸ˌball-ˈbearings noun plural in machinery etc, small steel balls that help the revolving of one part over another. 滾珠軸承 滚珠轴承ˈballcock noun a valve in a cistern. 浮球閥 浮球阀ˈballpoint noun a pen having a tiny ball as the writing point. 原子筆 圆珠笔 adjectivea ballpoint pen. 有圓珠的 圆珠笔形的on the ball quick, alert and up-to-date. The new manager is really on the ball. 戰戰競競 警惕，机警 start/set, keep the ball rolling to start or keep something going, especially a conversation. He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties. 打開話題，讓話題持續 开始活动（指谈话），不使活动（谈话）中断 keep the ball rolling
keep the ball rolling1. Literally, to make sure that a rolling ball stays in motion. You need to keep the ball rolling—that's how this game works!2. To make sure that something, often a process, stays in motion. You'll definitely become more comfortable with driving if you keep the ball rolling with your driving lessons. I'll keep the ball rolling with the icing while you mix the batter.See also: ball, keep, rollkeep the ball rolling 1. Lit. to keep a rolling ball moving. You have to throw hard enough to keep the ball rolling all the way to the bowling pins. 2. Fig. to cause something that is in progress to continue. Tom started the project, and we kept the ball rolling. Who will keep the ball rolling now that she is gone?See also: ball, keep, rollkeep the ball rolling If someone or something keeps the ball rolling, they make sure that a process continues. We realised we would need outside funding to keep the ball rolling. We made good progress at the end of last year and now I am hoping I can keep the ball rolling.See also: ball, keep, rollkeep the ball rolling maintain the momentum of an activity.See also: ball, keep, rollget/keep/set/start the ˈball rolling begin/continue an activity, discussion, etc: I will start the ball rolling by introducing the first speaker.See also: ball, get, keep, roll, set, startkeep the ball rolling, toTo continue or sustain an activity without a letup. Some writers believe this is a metaphor from ball games, but a much earlier use referred to the sun or planets (including Earth) as a rolling ball. In any event, this term became popular in the United States during the election campaign of 1840, when the supporters of candidate William Henry Harrison (“Tippecanoe” hero) rolled large “victory balls” in political parades and chanted, “Keep the Harrison ball rolling.” See also: ball, keepEncyclopediaSeeBallMedicalSeeball |