get rolling
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So how did this particular legislative ball get rolling?
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2024
As expected with two of the best defenses in the country, it took a while for the offenses to get rolling.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2023
“We will get rolling with second half underway and the Detroit Tigers in town and the All-Star Game now behind us,” Servais said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023
“You can’t let good offenses kind of get rolling like that.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023
When the Southern California ministers were really whipping their congregations into a froth, they would get rolling on the subject of “the Road to Hell,” a byway that ran south from San Diego.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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