[get the ball rolling] or [set the ball rolling] or [start the ball rolling] {informal} To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. * /George started the ball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep the ball rolling

[keep the ball rolling] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep up an activity or action; not allow something that is happening to slow or stop. * /Clyde kept the ball rolling […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

jump ball

[jump ball] {n.} The starting of play in basketball by tossing the ball into the air between two opposing players, each of whom jumps and tries to hit the ball […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

keep one's eye on the ball

[keep one's eye on the ball] {v. phr.} 1. To watch the ball at all times in a sport, usually in order to hit it or get it; not stop […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Madame de Stael

(1766-1817), French woman of letters The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.

Cube Farm

[Cube Farm] An office filled with cubicles.

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Reading / Flashcard learning set.Learn / refresh your knowledge against the set, then examine yourself by running flashcard […]

find oneself

[find oneself] {v. phr.} To find out what one is fitted for and succeed in that. * /Mary tried several lines of work, but at […]

pin curl

[pin curl] {n.} A curl made with a hair clip or bobby pin. * /Mary washed her hair and put it up in pin curls./ * /All the […]

Leo Rosten

(1908-1997) U.S. writer Don't blame God--he's only human.

out of the red

[out of the red] {adv. phr.} Having reached solvency; no longer in debt. * /Under the new management, our company finally […]

where the shoe pinches

[where the shoe pinches] {n. phr.}, {informal} Where or what the discomfort or trouble is. * /Johnny thinks the job is easy, […]