American Idioms and Expressions

Keep The Ball Rolling Idiom

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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 stopWe 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.


Some Random Idioms
able to breathe freely again
What does "able to breathe freely again" mean?
to be able to relax after a busy and stressful time I could breathe freely again when the exams were over.

find (someone) guilty
What does "find (someone) guilty" mean?
to decide that someone is guilty in a court of law The judge found the young man guilty of breaking and entering a small store.

in good shape/condition
What does "in good shape/condition" mean?
functioning or working wellOur television set was in good shape when we gave it to my friend.
take liberties with (someone or something)
What does "take liberties with (someone or something)" mean?
to use or abuse someone or somethingThe girl is taking liberties with her friend by always borrowing her car.
up to
What does "up to" mean?
as far as, as deep or as high asThe water in the swimming pool came up to my waist.
pull over (someone)
What does "pull over (someone)" mean?
to make a car drive to the side of the road and stopThe police pulled over the man because he had been drinking and driving.
bona fide
What does "bona fide" mean?
"in good faith" (from Latin), without any element of dishonesty or fraudThe mediator asked the two sides in the dispute to make a bona fide effort to solve the dispute.
face-to-face
What does "face-to-face" mean?
in person, in the same locationThe soccer star had a face-to-face meeting with his new team yesterday.
die off
What does "die off" mean?
to die one after another until the number is small The house plants began to die off soon after we moved to a new apartment.

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