set the ball rolling

1 He set the ball rolling.

他开始谈起话来.

2 The old men having set the ball rolling, the others began to throw in their suggestions.

老头儿们开了头, 别人都纷纷出起主意来.

3 No one seems inclined to ask a question, will you set the ball rolling, Tom?

似乎没人想要提出问题, 汤姆, 你能开个头 吗 ?

4 Here's some contradictions and problems on some preliminary ideas in order to set the ball rolling.

下面就一些矛盾和问题谈一些粗浅想法,以便抛砖引玉.

1 带头做

spearhead get the ball rolling start the ball rolling

2 开始做

get the ball rolling start the ball rolling set doing come to do go ahead turn to fall into set off go about set about

3 继续某事

get the ball rolling keep the ball rolling start the ball rolling

4 开始某事

get the ball rolling keep the ball rolling start the ball rolling