get (something) rolling

get (something) rolling

To begin something. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our offices. Let's get the meeting rolling, shall we? You have to leave? But we just got the party rolling! Can we please get this call rolling? I have to leave the office at 4:00 sharp.
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get rolling

To leave or depart. Let's get rolling. We need to be at the airport by 7:30. There's nothing happening here—let's get rolling. It was great to see you all, but I'm afraid it's time for me to get rolling.
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get rolling

Fig. to get started. Come on. It's time to leave. Let's get rolling! Bill, it's 6:30. Time to get up and get rolling!
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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