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31get the ball rolling — verb To begin; to start some action; to set in motion. Did you ever get the ball rolling on your plans to build a shed? …
32get the jump on someone — get a/the jump on (someone/something) mainly American, informal to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself. If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the… …
33get the jump on something — get a/the jump on (someone/something) mainly American, informal to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself. If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the… …
34get the jump on — get a/the jump on (someone/something) mainly American, informal to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself. If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the… …
35get the ball rolling — ► start (or get or set) the ball rolling make a start. Main Entry: ↑ball …
36get the bit between your teeth — get/take the bit between (your) teeth British, American & Australian, American to start doing something in a very keen way. When the team really gets the bit between their teeth, they are almost impossible to beat …
37get the bit between teeth — get/take the bit between (your) teeth British, American & Australian, American to start doing something in a very keen way. When the team really gets the bit between their teeth, they are almost impossible to beat …
38get the jump on — start faster than the others, quick on the draw Ben got the jump on the other runners. He led by one stride …
39get the go-ahead — or[the green light] {v. phr.} To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. * /We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project./ …
40get the go-ahead — or[the green light] {v. phr.} To receive the permission or signal to start or to proceed. * /We had to wait until we got the go ahead on our research project./ …
