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Sports idioms in English: meanings beyond the game

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A sports idiom uses a game-related phrase to express an idea outside sport. Get the ball rolling means start an activity. Treat the whole expression as one unit instead of translating each word separately.

Maya opened the meeting and got the ball rolling with one clear question.
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