set the wheels in motion

Idioms  

1. see set in motion.

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Example Sentences

“He’s been looking for a change in an environment, and I think this might set the wheels in motion for that to be accomplished.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

That result ended Washington’s four-game losing streak and set the wheels in motion for a promising homestand.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2021

If Roberts or the court rejects McDonnell’s request, it will set the wheels in motion for him to report to prison.

From Washington Times • Aug. 26, 2015

Although the players have set the wheels in motion this week, it could be years before the government makes a ruling on their union application and the resulting legal actions are concluded.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2014

The elements are made use of in working up this material—fire to melt the iron, wind to blow the fire, water to set the wheels in motion in order to cut the wood, etc.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 07 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Various