Idiom - Get the Ball Rolling

The idiom "get the ball rolling" means to start something, to begin an activity or process. It comes from sports (like football or bowling), where the game starts when the ball begins moving.

Correspondent in Brazilian Portuguese: "Dar o pontapé inicial" / "Começar algo"

Examples:

Let's get the ball rolling on our group project by brainstorming some ideas. (Vamos dar o pontapé inicial no nosso projeto em grupo fazendo um brainstorm de ideias.)

The teacher got the ball rolling by asking an interesting question. (O professor deu o pontapé inicial fazendo uma pergunta interessante.)

We should get the ball rolling on planning the party before it’s too late. (Devemos começar a planejar a festa antes que seja tarde demais.)

ACTIVITIES

1 - Complete the sentences with the correct form of "get the ball rolling."

2 - Write a comment using the idiom "get the ball rolling." Describe a situation in your life where you had to start something important. Example: "Last week, I got the ball rolling on my English studies by creating a study schedule!"