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keep the ball rolling

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keep the ball rolling 
1. Lit. to keep a rolling ball moving. You have to throw hard enough to keep the ball rolling all the way to the bowling pins.
2. Fig. to cause something that is in progress to continue. Tom started the project, and we kept the ball rolling. Who will keep the ball rolling now that she is gone?
See also: ball, keep, roll


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"It was hard to keep the ball rolling at dinner, certainly," said Richard.
To keep the ball rolling I asked Marlow if this Powell was remarkable in any way.
 
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