Keep The Ball Rolling Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep The Ball Rolling Idiom mean?

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keep the ball rolling What does keep the ball rolling mean?	keep up an activity or action, not allow something that is happening to slow or stop	We should try to keep the ball rolling and get most of our work done now.
keep the ball rolling What does keep the ball rolling mean?	maintain the momentum of an activity	maintain the momentum of an activityMy friend is always able to keep the ball rolling when we are gathered for dinner and everyone becomes silent.
keep the ball rolling What does keep the ball rolling mean?	to continue an activity or action, to not allow something that is happening to slow or stop	We must keep the ball rolling and get our work done now.
keep the ball rolling What does keep the ball rolling mean?	to maintain the momentum of an activity	Our supervisor worked hard to keep the ball rolling so we could finish our project.
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stand up (someone) What does "stand up (someone)" mean?	to fail to keep an appointment or date with someone (usually used for a date with a boyfriend or girlfriend)	The boy stood the girl up on a date last Saturday and now she will not talk to him.

security against (something) What does "security against (something)" mean?	something that keeps something safe, protection against something	The money in the bank is my security against losing my job in the future.
bushed What does "bushed" mean?	tired; exhausted.	It's been a long day, and I'm bushed.
telly What does "telly" mean?	television; TV.	Let's see what's on the telly tonight.
have on (something) or have (something) on What does "have on (something) or have (something) on" mean?	to be wearing something	"What did the woman have on when you saw her?"
deaf and dumb What does "deaf and dumb" mean?	to be unable to hear or speak	The man was deaf and dumb and could not communicate with the woman on the train.
hot What does "hot" mean?	famous; well-known

baptism of fire What does "baptism of fire" mean?	a first experience of something (often difficult or unpleasant)	We went through a baptism of fire when we had to learn how to operate the small business.
lip service What does "lip service" mean?	support shown by words only and not by action	They paid lip service to the proposal but I don`t think that they really support it.
coin What does "coin" mean?	money; cash.	You can make some serious coin by working here.
a crying shame What does "a crying shame" mean?	a very unfortunate situation	It was a crying shame that our class trip to Europe was cancelled.
off the record What does "off the record" mean?	to be not published or revealed, to be a secret	I told my boss off the record that I would probably not return after the summer holiday.

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Keep The Ball Rolling Idiom